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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
842 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
DISCUSSION
A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
DEWPOINTS TODAY WILL BE HIGH, IN THE 50S AND 60S, AND WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT FROM THE WEST. SOME LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, AND HEAVY
RAINS ARE POSSIBLE IN STRONG STORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.
WEDNESDAY COULD ALSO HAVE SOME THUNDERSTORMS, BUT MORE CONFINED
TO THE DOWNEAST REGION. LOW RHS TODAY IN THE 40-60 PERCENT RANGE
THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE. LOWER RHS ON WEDNESDAY,
AROUND 30-45 PERCENT.
MEZ101-192015-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
842 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 22(LTD) 10 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+8) 59 (+8) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (+30) 100 (+11) 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 10 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 5 G17 LGT/VAR W 12 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.03 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 6 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2790 6050
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 13 W 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92700 165730
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 60 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ102-192015-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
842 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 25(ELEV) 11 8
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+12) 60 (+11) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (+29) 100 (+18) 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 9 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 5 G21 LGT/VAR W 12 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3180 6470
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 12 W 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 110980 171570
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 60 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ103-192015-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
842 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 27(ELEV) 14 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+12) 60 (+11) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (+30) 100 (+27) 35
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 13 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.05 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2560 6670
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 9 W 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49280 171630
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 50 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ105-192015-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
842 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 25(ELEV) 19(LTD) 12
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+20) 62 (+15) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (+8) 91 (+9) 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 9 G25
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 8 G23 LGT/VAR W 13 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5240 5930
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 21 W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 153090 189550
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ106-192015-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
842 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 25(ELEV) 25(ELEV) 17(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+20) 64 (+17) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+8) 88 (+9) 34
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 G18 LGT/VAR W 11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM CONTINUING 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4610 6100
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 18 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 132410 148720
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 30 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ108-192015-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
842 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 25(ELEV) 25(ELEV) 17(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+18) 63 (+15) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (+8) 85 (-3) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 G18 LGT/VAR W 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.04 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3990 5190
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 17 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92580 114000
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 60 60 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ112-192015-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
842 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 22(LTD) 22(LTD) 17(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+16) 58 (+11) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+11) 93 (0) 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 G18 LGT/VAR SW 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.03 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1870 4110
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 14 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46160 105000
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 30 30 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ113-192015-
BANGOR REGION-
842 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 17(LTD) 17(LTD) 19(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+21) 67 (+20) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (0) 78 (-9) 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G19
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 G20 LGT/VAR W 12 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 9 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6120 5490
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 167360 135960
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 40 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ114-192015-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
842 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 15(LTD) 19(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+20) 60 (+12) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (+5) 88 (-3) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 G19
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 8 G22 LGT/VAR W 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.02 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 9 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2930 4690
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 16 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80540 113480
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 30 30 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.
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