Chilly temps coming, with possible showers starting Friday [Video]

We badly need rain, as deficits so far this fall are running nearly seven inches in much of the state. Unfortunately, there isn’t a ton of rain in the forecast over the next several days. However, there is a system we are watching for Friday into Saturday.

High pressure from Canada is bringing us our first real dose of fall chill. High temperatures on Thursday will again be in the lower half of the 40s.

A large storm offshore starts to back toward Nova Scotia and New England on Friday. We won’t see a ton of precipitation, but how quickly it approaches and how far west it gets will determine how much we pick up.

Friday morning starts with sunshine in southern and western Maine. Clouds will quickly increase, and a few showers are possible, mainly later in the day. It’s a bit more complicated in eastern and northern Maine, …