Several Maine school districts are cancelling classes Wednesday morning due to a winter storm that's bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain during the morning commute.The National Weather Service issued winter weather advisories that will last into Wednesday morning for many in Maine and New Hampshire,

A mix of wintry precipitation hit many parts of Maine overnight, making for a messy Wednesday morning commute and causing hundreds of closings. Many school districts, including Biddeford, Brunswick, Gorham, Lewiston and Portland, were closed Wednesday morning.

The ocean can also influence our temperatures along the coastal plane here in Maine. During the winter, the ocean water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine are often warmer than the air temperatures. This often allows for warmer temperatures along the coast during the winter which can influence precipitation.

Millions of Americans are facing winter conditions as back-to-back storms hit the Northeast with snow, ice and freezing rain.

A rare weather phenomenon led to a low-pressure system stalling between Lewiston and Brunswick, forecasters say, dropping between 14 and 17 inches of snow in that area.

On Sunday, December 28, state and local officials began preparing for an overnight storm. The National Weather Service has placed most of Maine under a Winter Storm Warning

Light snow will fall Monday night, but an icy mix is expected during the middle of the week.

Frigid temperatures broke several decades-old records, while a few storms brought heavy snow and made Maine one of the few spots in the U.S. to mark a white Christmas.