Maine, 2025

Winter Weather in Maine, December 25, 2025

December 25, 2025 · NWS CAR · 11 events in 10 counties and zones

An upper level disturbance and weak low tracked southeast across the region during the 25th. Light snow developed during the early morning hours of the 25th then persisted into the afternoon.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.

An upper level disturbance and weak low tracked southeast across the region during the 25th. Light snow developed during the early morning hours of the 25th then persisted into the afternoon. Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches across the region. Gusty winds in the wake of the system...along with recent fluffy snow...combined to produce areas of blowing snow through the night of the 25th into the morning of the 26th.

The radar

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Event by event

11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northwest Aroostook

When
December 25, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather, Northeast Aroostook

When
December 25, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather, Northern Penobscot

When
December 25, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Penobscot forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather, Southeast Aroostook

When
December 25, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather, Central Penobscot

When
December 25, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Central Penobscot forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather, Northern Washington

When
December 25, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather, Southern Penobscot

When
December 25, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Penobscot forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather, Interior Hancock

When
December 25, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Interior Hancock forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather, Northern Washington

When
December 25, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather, Coastal Hancock

When
December 25, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Coastal Hancock forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Winter Weather, Coastal Washington

When
December 25, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Coastal Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1305936, 1305937, 1305938, 1305939, 1305940, 1305941, 1305942, 1305943, 1305944, 1305945, 1305946.