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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
238 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
DISCUSSION
A WETTING RAINFALL IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR ALL EXCEPT FOR
POSSIBLY FAR NORTHWESTERN MAINE. THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS CONTINUES
ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A SOAKING RAINFALL IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY
LIKELY AT SOME POINT DURING THE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
TIME FRAME. ALL OF THIS RAINFALL, IS SUFFICIENT TO KEEP LOCAL FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS AT A MINIMUM THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.
MEZ101-030815-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
238 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 10 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 8 10 4 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (+7) 50 (+2) 30 51
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+9) 43 (-5) 82 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5 NW 5 SW 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 AM CONTINUING 7 AM
PRECIP END 4 AM CONTINUING 7 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5120 5040
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 13 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 95910 74300
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 20 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-030815-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
238 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 11 6 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (+5) 49 (0) 30 53
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+8) 49 (+2) 83 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 NW 5 SW 8 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.14 0.03 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 2 5 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4540 5570
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 13 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 98990 102850
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 20 50 50
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-030815-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
238 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 90 80 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 8 6 7
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (+5) 45 (-7) 33 54
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+7) 70 (+28) 84 38
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 5 SW 9 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.37 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 12 5 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2520 5780
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 9 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37510 110430
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 50 100 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-030815-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
238 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 10 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 10 5 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (+4) 49 (+3) 32 57
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+17) 48 (-13) 79 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 G18 NW 7 G18 SW 8 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.22 0.02 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 3 6 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4760 4960
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 16 W 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 127860 146750
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 30 90 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-030815-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
238 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 90 70 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 8 4 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+9) 47 (-5) 35 58
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 66 (+17) 90 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 5 SW 8 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.51 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4 12 4 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2820 5400
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 11 W 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 83900 144040
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-030815-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
238 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 70 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 6 2 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (+9) 46 (-8) 36 58
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+9) 82 (+35) 94 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 5 SW 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.35 0.65 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 12 4
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2370 5840
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 9 W 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26120 152950
DISPERSION MARGINAL EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-030815-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
238 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 70 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 5 3 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (+7) 48 (-4) 36 57
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 79 (+26) 94 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5 NW 5 SW 9 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.40 0.69 0.09 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6 12 4
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2210 4010
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 11 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26540 124530
DISPERSION MARGINAL EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-030815-
BANGOR REGION-
238 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 30 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 8 5 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (+9) 50 (-1) 35 61
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+10) 60 (+2) 84 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 G19
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 7 NW 6 SW 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.46 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 9 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3340 6480
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 15 W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 77150 166620
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-030815-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
238 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 90 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 7 4 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (+7) 50 (-1) 36 59
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 69 (+8) 88 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 NW 5 G17 SW 10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.33 0.58 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 10 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2530 5710
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 14 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43650 147820
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 80 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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