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SXUS41 KCAR 190547
RECCAR
RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
MEZ004-192100-
TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268')
TODAY
CLOUDY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. PATCHY FOG
EARLY THIS MORNING. AREAS OF FOG LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RAIN. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS AND
NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE EVENING. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER WITH LOWS
AROUND 3 ABOVE. WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. WIND
CHILLS AROUND 19 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH STRONG WINDS. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS
AROUND 16. WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS AROUND 27 BELOW IN THE MORNING. NO LIGHTNING
RISK.
MEZ005-192100-
KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT
TODAY
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE.
A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. BREEZY AND NOT
AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES IN THE EVENING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. BREEZY AND
MUCH COOLER WITH LOWS AROUND 17. WEST WINDS 10 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 4 ABOVE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY AND BLUSTERY. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS AROUND 2 BELOW IN THE MORNING. NO LIGHTNING
RISK.
MEZ029-192100-
TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532')
TODAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG THIS
AFTERNOON. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO
30 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WINDY AND MUCH COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
WIND CHILLS AROUND 13 AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS
10 TO 25 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 9 ABOVE IN THE MORNING. NO
LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ002-192100-
TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981')
TODAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. NOT AS COOL WITH
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
90 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE EVENING, THEN SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF
CLOUDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. BRISK AND MUCH COLDER WITH
LOWS AROUND 13. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
NEAR 100 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO
LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN CLEARING. BRISK AND
MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH DECREASING
TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS AROUND 6 BELOW IN THE
MORNING. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ006-192100-
TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749')
TODAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG LATE. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. RAIN LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY AND NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. VERY WINDY
AND COOLER WITH LOWS AROUND 17. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 3 ABOVE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY AND VERY WINDY. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS AROUND 4 BELOW IN THE MORNING. NO
LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ010-192100-
TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654')
TODAY
CLOUDY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. AREAS OF
FOG. RAIN. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY AND
NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE EVENING, THEN SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF
CLOUDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE EVENING.
LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER WITH
LOWS AROUND 8 ABOVE. WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 12 BELOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. STRONG
WINDS AND MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS AROUND 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO
55 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS
AROUND 19 BELOW IN THE MORNING. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ010-192100-
MOOSEHEAD LAKE-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..MOOSEHEAD LAKE
TODAY
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG THIS
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDY AND NOT AS COOL
WITH HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR
100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN
THE EVENING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. VERY WINDY AND MUCH
COOLER WITH LOWS AROUND 18. WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 2 ABOVE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY AND VERY WINDY. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS AROUND 3 BELOW IN THE MORNING. NO
LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ001-192100-
ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY
TODAY
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS MORNING. RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION. MUCH COOLER WITH LOWS AROUND 15. WEST WINDS 10 TO
25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND
2 ABOVE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO AROUND 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS 10 TO
25 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 3 BELOW IN THE MORNING. NO LIGHTNING
RISK.
MEZ030-192100-
ST CROIX RIVER-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..ST CROIX RIVER
TODAY
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. RAIN LATE THIS MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE. NOT AS COOL WITH
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR
100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN
THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS
AROUND 13 AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 8 ABOVE IN THE MORNING. NO
LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ030-192100-
WEST QUODDY HEAD-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..WEST QUODDY HEAD
TODAY
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON, THEN PATCHY FOG LATE. RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WINDY. NEAR STEADY
TEMPERATURE AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING
RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY
FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING. WINDY, COOLER WITH LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO
35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
RAIN 90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. WIND CHILLS IN THE LOWER 20S. NO LIGHTNING
RISK.
MEZ004>006-010-011-031-192100-
UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TODAY
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE.
A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. BREEZY AND NOT
AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY
FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
IN THE EVENING. BREEZY, COOLER WITH LOWS AROUND 19. WEST WINDS 10 TO
30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 6 ABOVE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY AND BLUSTERY. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE MID 20S IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO IN THE MORNING. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
MEZ011-015-016-031-192100-
LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
1247 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TODAY
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE.
RAIN. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDY AND NOT AS
COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 30 MPH INCREASING
TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY
FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES IN THE EVENING. BREEZY, COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS
AROUND 11 AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 6 ABOVE IN THE MORNING.
NO LIGHTNING RISK.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
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