Mainers may soon get a chance to hang up their winter coats — at least for a couple of days.

Temperatures will climb into the 50s and maybe even the 60s early next week after another spell of wintry weather to start the weekend, forecasters say.

Some snow is expected to reach southern and central Maine overnight Thursday into Friday morning, though the National Weather Service expects the wintry conditions to be more hazardous in southern areas of New England.

Michael Clair, a meteorologist at the weather service’s office in Gray, said Thursday afternoon that Greater Portland and communities to the south stand the highest chance of seeing snow accumulate Friday — possibly a couple of inches.

Communities north of Portland can expect a light coating, but it could be a bit messy at times with some sleet mixed in, Clair said.

Moisture will still be “lingering” Friday, Clair said, and the weather service expects foggy conditions in southwestern communities in the afternoon.

“Given the snowpack that we have, there will be areas where it’s pretty dense, with visibility less than a quarter mile at times,” Clair said.

That moisture is also likely to result in a wintry mix late Friday night that’s expected to turn to rain on Saturday morning, according to the weather service.

All of that precipitation and moisture is expected to create icy conditions, especially in northern Maine, as temperatures drop overnight Friday and Saturday.

The weather service office in Caribou forecasts that communities along Interstate 95 from Lewiston to Bangor stand a 30% to 40% chance of seeing a glaze of ice between Thursday and Saturday, with a 60% to 80% chance in most of Somerset, Piscataquis, and Aroostook counties.

But Mainers will get a short break from all that winter nastiness beginning Sunday.

Temperatures will gradually climb into the week, with Clair saying Tuesday and Wednesday will likely be the warmest. Much of the southern half of the state could see a high above the 60-degree mark by then; if not, it’ll at least break into the 50s.

“We still have cold air trying to come in off the ocean, some fog, some low clouds,” Clair explained. The warm air breaking through those barriers is the ticket to temperatures reaching the 60s.

“Even if we don’t, we’ll likely still nudge up into the 50s,” Clair said.

Despite the fresh snow and the rain and warmer temperatures to follow it, the weather service does not expect snow melt to pose a flood risk.