Virtually every school district in and around Portland canceled school for a second straight day Friday, given the mix of freezing rain, snow and ice expected during the morning commute.

Update: Storm Tracker 2 Meteorologist Rhonda Shelby says a back edge to the first band of precipitation is just about to move through the metro area.1

About an inch of snow officially fell Thursday on Portland, causing crashes, canceling school, shutting government offices and briefly cutting electricity to thousands. Potentially more dangerous weather was expected to arrive Thursday night,

The City of Portland is preparing for potentially hazardous roads this week as snow and freezing rain are forecast to hit the region Thursday and Friday. It will be dry and cool again on Wednesday with mostly sunny skies, but another chance of snow is right around the corner.

Portland’s snowy Thursday morning left almost enough snow on the ground for intrepid sledders, but the winter weather isn’t over yet. A winter storm warning is in effect for the Portland area until Friday morning,

A storm arriving in southern Maine on Saturday, just two days after a combination rain-and-snow storm swept through the area, is likely to bring another round of cold, wet weather.

Here is a timeline of Portland’s coming winter weather. Wednesday night: The first hints of winter weather could come overnight, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. There’s a 30% chance of snow starting after 4 a.m., when the low dips to 26 degrees.