740  
FNUS51 KGYX 251838  
FWFGYX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND WETTING RAINS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT INTO  
EARLY FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN  
LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AND THE WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE TO SEE  
CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS ALONG WITH A FEW STORMS. RH  
INCREASES ON FRIDAY BUT WILL FOLLOW A DOWNWARD OVER THE WEEKEND. A  
WARMING TREND IS LIKELY FROM THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF NEXT  
WEEK WITH OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS, MAINLY IN THE  
AFTERNOONS.  
 
MEZ104-260815-  
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,  
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 25(ELEV) 48(ELEV) 39(ELEV) 16(LTD)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 100 70 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-3) 70 (-5) 52 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+6) 74 (+23) 100 57  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SE 6 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.31 0.06 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3 11 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2320(MRGL) 4340(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 N 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25520 39060  
CWR 70 90 90  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ107-260815-  
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,  
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20(LTD) 32(ELEV) 32(ELEV) 11  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 70 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-2) 73 (-7) 55 78  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+9) 73 (+23) 100 59  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SE 5 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 5 S 9 G17 S 5 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.11 0.04 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 5 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2400(MRGL) 4560(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 N 9  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28800 36480  
CWR 10 30 30  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ109-260815-  
LAKES REGION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,  
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 35(ELEV) 34(ELEV) 12  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 80 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (-1) 75 (-6) 55 78  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+10) 75 (+31) 100 59  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) S 6 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 5 S 8 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.14 0.04 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 3 6 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2760(MRGL) 4490(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 N 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30360 31430  
CWR 10 40 40  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ110-260815-  
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,  
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,  
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 29(ELEV) 29(ELEV) 7  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 60 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (-3) 75 (-5) 56 77  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+13) 73 (+22) 100 64  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SE 6 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 6 S 9 G19 S 5 SE 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.06 0.03 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1960(MRGL) 3980(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 SW 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 21560 27860  
CWR 20 20  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ111-260815-  
MID-COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,  
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 20(LTD) 20(LTD) 6  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 60 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-4) 72 (-6) 54 77  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 78 (+22) 100 66  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SE 5 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 5 SE 8 G17 S 5 SE 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 1 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1920(MRGL) 3750(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 W 9  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 19200 30000  
CWR 10 10  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ021-260815-  
COOS COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,  
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 22(LTD) 52(SIG) 33(ELEV) 17(LTD)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 50 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-1) 71 (-2) 52 74  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 72 (+23) 100 55  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) S 5 G17 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.26 0.36 0.08 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 6 10 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2970(MRGL) 4310(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 N 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 32670 38790  
CWR 100 100 90  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ022-260815-  
WHITE MOUNTIANS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,  
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,  
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 25(ELEV) 45(ELEV) 30(ELEV) 16(LTD)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 90 70 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-1) 74 (-2) 53 77  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 72 (+26) 100 55  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) S 5 G17 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.26 0.05 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 6 8 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3010(UNST) 4530(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 N 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33110 31710  
CWR 100 100 70  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ023-260815-  
CENTRAL LAKES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,  
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 24(LTD) 42(ELEV) 30(ELEV) 12  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 70 60 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (-1) 77 (-2) 55 77  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+13) 68 (+24) 100 57  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) S 6 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.13 0.03 0.02  
PRECIP DURATION 5 5 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200(UNST) 4730(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 N 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50400 33110  
CWR 50 50 30 10  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ024-260815-  
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 23(LTD) 34(ELEV) 33(ELEV) 11  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 40 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+1) 78 (0) 55 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 60 (+16) 100 58  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.09 0.01 0.03  
PRECIP DURATION 5 4 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4660(UNST) 5290(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 N 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65240 37030  
CWR 60 60 10 10  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ025-260815-  
MERRIMACK VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 16(LTD) 35(ELEV) 35(ELEV) 9  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 60 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+1) 79 (-2) 57 77  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+13) 66 (+24) 100 61  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.07 0.02 0.03  
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4590(UNST) 5190(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 N 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59670 36330  
CWR 20 20 10 10  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ026-260815-  
SEACOAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER  
238 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 11 32(ELEV) 32(ELEV) 6  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 60 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+1) 78 (-4) 58 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+12) 72 (+27) 100 63  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) SE 5 S 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.07 0.03 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3680(UNST) 4740(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 NE 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40480 33180  
CWR 10 20 20  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab ME Page
The Nexlab NH Page Main Text Page