A woman walks under the cover of an umbrella as she walks past a snow plow in Atkinson, N.H., Friday, Feb. 5, 2016.  What started off as rain Friday morning quickly turned to sticky, heavy snow. Many school districts in the region closed for the day, including in some in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
A woman walks under the cover of an umbrella as she walks past a snow plow in Atkinson, N.H., Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. What started off as rain Friday morning quickly turned to sticky, heavy snow. Many school districts in the region closed for the day, including in some in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Credit: Charles Krupa

Spring nor’easter headed for northern New England

Northern New England may have had a fairly mild winter, but a spring nor’easter is on the way this week.

The storm is expected to bring rain and snow to Maine starting on late Thursday night and extend all the way through early Saturday morning, WGME-TV reported. A winter storm watch is also in effect for parts of southern Vermont with up to a half a foot of snow possible Thursday evening through Friday evening, mainly in higher elevations.

Western Maine also could see up to the same amount of snow near the New Hampshire border. WGME-TV reported that the highest totals are expected in inland areas and the hills and mountains of Maine.

However, even the coastal areas of Maine and New Hampshire could also see a coating of snow.