Weather Alerts for Maine

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Current Alerts for Sanford, ME: Blizzard Warning Coastal Flood Warning
Winter Storm Warning

1. Blizzard Warning for: Coastal Hancock; Coastal Washington

2. Blizzard Warning for: Coastal York; Coastal Cumberland; Sagadahoc; Lincoln; Knox; Coastal Waldo

3. Coastal Flood Warning for: Coastal York; Coastal Rockingham

4. Winter Storm Warning for: Central Interior Cumberland; Androscoggin; Kennebec; Interior Waldo

5. Winter Storm Warning for: Interior York; Southern Carroll; Merrimack; Belknap; Strafford; Cheshire; Western And Central Hillsborough

6. Winter Storm Warning for: Southern Penobscot; Interior Hancock; Central Washington; Northern Washington

7. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Penobscot

8. Winter Weather Advisory for: Southeast Aroostook; Central Penobscot; Southern Piscataquis

9. Winter Weather Advisory for: Southern Oxford; Southern Franklin; Southern Somerset; Interior Cumberland Highlands; Northern Carroll; Southern Grafton; Sullivan

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

Next Topic: Evaporation

Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

Next Topic: Fractus Clouds