BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 21, 2021
Maine has started off 2021 with unseasonably warm weather that’s broken multiple records statewide. Above-freezing temperatures and sunny days have melted snow and ice, causing muddy driveways and open water on lakes and ponds that are usually frozen this time of year. For winter recreationists, this has meant little safe ice for activities such as ice fishing and ice skating, and not enough snow in some areas of the state for snowshoeing and skiing. For winter hikers, lowland trails that normally would have been hard packed have been soft and muddy in recent weeks. February is predicted to be warmer than normal in Maine as well.