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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
241 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
DISCUSSION
ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN, SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY. WINTRY MIX CHANGES OVER TO RAIN AREAWIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM RHS ON SUNDAY IN THE 70S-80S. HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTH.
MEZ101-050815-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
241 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW FRZ RAIN SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 8 8 5 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (-1) 43 (+6) 24 34
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-8) 79 (+23) 94 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 11 G26 W 9 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 6 G21 S 7 G20 SW 7 G17 W 8 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.44 0.02 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 7 8 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2130 4910
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 15 NW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48230 127100
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-050815-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
241 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW FRZ RAIN RAIN SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 7 5 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (-3) 43 (+5) 25 35
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-7) 77 (+22) 95 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 12 G27 W 9 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 5 G20 S 7 G20 SW 6 G17 W 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.47 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6 9 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1890 5130
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 20 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58380 121340
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 100 100 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-050815-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
241 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW FRZ RAIN SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 100 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 6 4 4
TEMP (24H TREND) 26 (-2) 42 (+4) 28 38
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-8) 75 (+21) 95 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 14 G32 W 9 G22
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 5 G17 S 8 G23 LGT/VAR W 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.47 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 10 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1990 5340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 24 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58770 115850
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 70 100 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-050815-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
241 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 90 30 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 7 3 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 27 (-2) 44 (+4) 28 40
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (-1) 79 (+23) 95 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 13 G35 W 10 G24
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 7 G25 S 6 G21 W 5 G18 W 11 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.39 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6 10 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 AM 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1660 5660
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 20 NW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63600 137600
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 40 100 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-050815-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
241 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW FRZ RAIN RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 100 40 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 8 2 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-4) 46 (+4) 30 43
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-3) 76 (+26) 98 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 9 G23 W 7 G19
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 5 S 5 G17 LGT/VAR W 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.41 0.05 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 10 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 PM 12 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1940 6230
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 22 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60910 135330
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 40 100 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-050815-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
241 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 90 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 10 2 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-4) 46 (+4) 33 45
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 79 (+26) 100 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 10 G23 W 6 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 5 S 7 G18 LGT/VAR W 8 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.42 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 11 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1950 6170
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 21 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55320 137410
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 20 100 90 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-050815-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
241 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN FRZ RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 90 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 13 3 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-7) 47 (+5) 34 46
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-2) 78 (+21) 100 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 9 G25 W 5 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 5 G21 SW 8 G23 LGT/VAR W 7 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.56 0.11 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 11 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1950 6280
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 23 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65370 132260
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 20 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-050815-
BANGOR REGION-
241 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN FRZ RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 90 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 11 1 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (-4) 47 (+2) 32 45
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (-1) 81 (+33) 99 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 10 G23 W 8 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 6 G18 SW 5 G18 LGT/VAR W 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.34 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 10 0
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1800 6490
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 20 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40940 142160
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 40 100 60 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-050815-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
241 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 90 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 13 2 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (-6) 46 (+2) 32 47
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (-1) 83 (+28) 100 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 10 G26 W 7 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 7 G23 SW 7 G23 LGT/VAR W 9 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.42 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 11 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1580 6480
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 21 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 42980 140290
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 40 100 90 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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