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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTH EARLY THIS
EVENING. A WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT, WITH
ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY, ALONG WITH GUSTY
WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 30 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN ELEVATED
THROUGH MONDAY, LIKELY NOT DROPPING BELOW 50 PERCENT. NEXT CHANCE
FOR DRIER CONDITIONS IS MID-WEEK WITH RHS 35 TO 45 PERCENT OVER
NORTH AND CENTRAL AREAS AND 50 TO 60 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST. A
RETURN OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES
GENERALLY AT AROUND, TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE, AVERAGE LEVELS THROUGH
MID
NEXT WEEK THOUGH SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL LEVEL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED WITH RAIN MONDAY.
MEZ101-030800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
236 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 70 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 33(ELEV) 32(ELEV) 32(ELEV) 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-2) 73 (-12) 54 75
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 81 (+22) 98 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 W 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 G17 SW 6 G19 W 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.38 0.18 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 5 9 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2140 5600
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 16 W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47280 133850
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-030800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
236 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 60 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 25(ELEV) 26(ELEV) 26(ELEV) 4
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-2) 73 (-12) 54 76
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 82 (+25) 100 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 G17 W 9 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 G20 SW 6 G20 W 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.30 0.13 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 9 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2000 6020
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 16 W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43950 155310
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 30 100 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-030800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
236 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 90 70 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 25(ELEV) 22(LTD) 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-1) 72 (-13) 57 77
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 81 (+28) 98 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 G20 W 10 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 S 9 G23 S 9 G24 W 11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.26 0.11 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 10 4 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1730 6340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 14 W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30980 147490
DISPERSION MARGINAL EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 10
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-030800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 90 70 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 16(LTD) 28(ELEV) 22(LTD) 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-2) 73 (-9) 57 78
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 83 (+24) 100 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 G18 W 9 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 S 8 G21 SW 8 G23 W 10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.39 0.11 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 11 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1840 5540
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 W 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37420 138230
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 20 100 100
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-030800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
236 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 90 60 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 14 24(LTD) 19(LTD) 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-1) 73 (-12) 58 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 89 (+34) 100 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 W 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 6 G20 S 8 G23 SW 9 G23 W 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.43 0.09 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 11 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 AM 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1840 6070
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 16 W 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37240 141160
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 40 100 100
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-030800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 100 70 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 14 22(LTD) 21(LTD) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-1) 71 (-11) 60 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 93 (+28) 100 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 5 W 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 G20 S 8 G24 SW 9 G25 W 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.57 0.15 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 11 3
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1630 5980
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 18 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33760 116410
DISPERSION MARGINAL VERY GOOD
CWR 80 100 100 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-030800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 90 70 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 21(LTD) 21(LTD) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-2) 72 (-5) 59 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 85 (+11) 100 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 5 G18 W 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10 G27 SW 10 G27 W 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.58 0.13 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 10 3 0
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM 12 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1310 5280
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 19 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29860 124060
DISPERSION MARGINAL EXCELLENT
CWR 60 100 100
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-030800-
BANGOR REGION-
236 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 90 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 24(LTD) 17(LTD) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (0) 74 (-11) 60 81
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 90 (+31) 100 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 G17 W 9 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 8 G21 S 10 G26 SW 11 G26 W 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.41 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 10 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2040 6050
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 18 W 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39150 120690
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 90 100 90 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-030800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
236 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 90 60 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 16(LTD) 19(LTD) 16(LTD) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+1) 76 (-4) 61 82
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 82 (+8) 100 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 7 G23 W 9 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 6 G18 S 11 G29 SW 11 G29 W 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.60 0.10 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 2 10 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 PM 1 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1340 5950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28370 116950
DISPERSION MARGINAL VERY GOOD
CWR 90 100 100
KBDI 401-500 301-400 301-400 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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