A winter storm warning is in effect through midnight Saturday, Feb. 13, and the National Weather Service has forecast as much as 10 inches of snow for the Midcoast. The snow has been falling since around 7 a.m. and is expected to continue through the day, with frigid temperatures to following.

A wind chill advisory remains in effect from midnight Saturday until 10 a.m. on Sunday, with wind chills as low as 30 below zero due to temperatures of minus 7 to 4 above zero. Winds will be northwest at 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 40 mph.

Over on Vinalhaven, the snow is piling up, according to Knox County Emergency Management Agency Director Ray Sisk. Offering a “dooryard report” from the island in Penobscot Bay.

Vinalhaven EMA Director Marc Candage is reporting 15 inches of snow as of 10 a.m. And the picture on adjacent North Haven is similar, said Sisk, with about a foot of snow on the ground already being reported by North Haven EMS Service Chief April Brown.

Meanwhile, out in Washington, Sisk said that EMA staffer Don Grinnell is reporting “just a dusting” in his hometown, with a radio report from Isle au Haut advising “not much.”

“The radar is showing little [snow] for the Mount Desert Island area....Looks like Penobscot Bay is the slot for the trough,” said Sisk.

All of this cold and snow is now causing local business and service closures and cancellations, with the following reported so far:

Saturday, Feb. 13

• North Haven Ferry has canceled its trip at 3:45 p.m. from North Haven to Rockland, and canceled its trip at 5:15 p.m. from Rockland to North Haven.
• Loyal Biscuit stores in Belfast, Camden and Rockland are closing at 2 p.m. If you are out of dog food, your pooch will be super happy with some boiled chicken and rice, browned hamburger or scrambled eggs - it is healthy and good for them.
• Rockland School of Ballet is closed
• Searsmont Library is closed
• Northport Town Office and Transfer Station are closed
• Bingo at American Legion Post 149 in Waldoboro is canceled
• Warren Public Library is closed at noon
• Rockland Public Library is closing at 1:30 p.m.
• The Intro to Fun Scent Games at 2 p.m. in the community room at P.A.W.S. has been canceled
• Mid-Coast Solid Waste is closing at noon
• Rockport Public Library closed at 10 a.m.
• Camden Public Library closing at noon
• Owls Head Transportation Museum closing at 4 p.m.
• UMaine Hutchinson Center, all Saturday classes canceled
•  Coastal Children’s Museum is closed

Reach Editorial Director Holly S. Edwards at hollyedwards@penbaypilot.com and 207-706-6655.