“1st Snow” Written On Car Hood As Season’s First Flakes Fall In Maine

Snow fell overnight at the National Weather Service office in Caribou, and someone wrote “1ST SNOW” in the slush on a car hood.

The nighttime video shows large flakes blowing sideways under a bright parking lot light. A thin layer of wet snow covers the hood and windshield of a dark vehicle. Snow also sits on the roof and rear window of an SUV parked next to it.

The camera pans across a patch of grass that is completely white. The paved parking lot stays bare, dark and wet.

The weather service posted the clip on the evening of October 13, 2026, writing: “Accumulating on our vehicles since they are cold along with the grass. Pavement temperatures are 38-48°F so pavement will remain wet.”