The closure is intended to protect the 45-mile network gravel roads as warmer weather arrives and with it wet conditions.

Friday will start out very wet, and a brief change to snow is possible as rain comes to an end in the early afternoon.

Cloudy today with a high of 37 °F (2.8 °C) and a low of 32 °F (0 °C). Rain and snow today with a high of 41 °F (5 °C) and a low of 27 °F (-2.8 °C). There is a 70% chance of precipitation.

Maine, nearly 70 miles northwest of Portland, according to the National Weather Service. Communities about 30 miles from the coast were blanketed with freezing rain, sleet, and ice that cracked ...

Snow is looking likely for many on Friday. Wednesday is the pick of the week with sunny skies and highs mostly in the 50s.

Travel conditions are likely to be impacted throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service. Snow falling across southern Maine on Thursday morning will give way to rain along the coast.

Whether you are visiting Acadia as part of a Downeast Maine road trip or Maine Coast road trip ... of the sea a bit more and ...