885  
SXUS41 KGYX 010640  
RECGYX  
 
RECREATION FORECAST FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
240 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
NHZ006-009-012000-  
LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE-  
240 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET. SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WATER TEMPERATURE  
47 DEGREES.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN  
THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES AROUND 2 FEET. MOSTLY  
CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.  
WATER TEMPERATURE 47 DEGREES.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WATER TEMPERATURE  
47 DEGREES.  
 
ACCORDING TO THE USCG, WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50 DEGREES,  
THE CHANCE OF IMMEDIATE INCAPACITATION DUE TO COLD SHOCK IS EXTREMELY  
HIGH, AND CHANCES OF SURVIVAL BECOME SEVERELY DIMINISHED EVEN WITH THE  
APPROPRIATE THERMAL PROTECTION.  
 

 
 
MEZ019-012000-  
SEBAGO LAKE IN SOUTHERN MAINE-  
240 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR SEBAGO LAKE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FEET. SUNNY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 60. WATER  
TEMPERATURE 47 DEGREES.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES AROUND 2 FEET. MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WATER  
TEMPERATURE 47 DEGREES.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. WATER TEMPERATURE 47 DEGREES.  
 
ACCORDING TO THE USCG, WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50 DEGREES,  
THE CHANCE OF IMMEDIATE INCAPACITATION DUE TO COLD SHOCK IS EXTREMELY  
HIGH, AND CHANCES OF SURVIVAL BECOME SEVERELY DIMINISHED EVEN WITH THE  
APPROPRIATE THERMAL PROTECTION.  
 

 
 
RECREATION REPORT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
240 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-012000-  
ELEVATIONS FROM 2500 FEET TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND  
THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS-  
240 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET IN  
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS...  
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.    
TONIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF  
CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW  
50 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY
 
SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
 

 
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-012000-  
SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE-  
240 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW  
HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...  
   
TODAY
 
SUMMITS OBSCURED THIS MORNING, THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 40S...EXCEPT IN THE MID 30S AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WIND CHILL  
VALUES AS LOW AS 2 ABOVE.    
TONIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF  
CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT. WIND CHILL  
VALUES AS LOW AS 9 ABOVE.    
SATURDAY
 
SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
 

 
 
NHZ011-015-012000-  
SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN-  
240 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK  
MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN...  
   
TODAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.    
TONIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 50 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.  
 

 
 
MEZ024-012000-  
ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE-  
240 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
SATURDAY
 
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 50. LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.  
 

 
 
MEZ025-027-012000-  
ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE-  
240 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
SATURDAY
 
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.  
 

 
 
MEZ027-028-012000-  
ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE-  
240 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TONIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTS UP TO  
25 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
MEZ026-027-012000-  
OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND CRIEHAVEN-  
240 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...FORECAST FOR THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND  
CRIEHAVEN...  
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH  
AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
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