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SXUS41 KCAR 181833
RECCAR
RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
MEZ004-190800-
TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268')
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED, THEN CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
25 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. NOT AS COOL
WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS SIGNIFICANT.
MEZ005-190800-
KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. MUCH WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS SIGNIFICANT.
MEZ029-190800-
TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532')
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY, THEN MOSTLY CLEAR LATE THIS EVENING, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG LATE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT AS
COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE
OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
MEZ002-190800-
TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981')
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COOL WITH
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
60 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TUESDAY
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, THEN SUMMIT
OBSCURED. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL
IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
ELEVATED.
MEZ006-190800-
TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749')
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. SCATTERED
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. LIGHTNING
RISK IS ELEVATED.
MEZ010-190800-
TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654')
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY, THEN MOSTLY CLEAR LATE THIS EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY WITH LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. NOT AS COOL
WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS SIGNIFICANT.
MEZ010-190800-
MOOSEHEAD LAKE-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..MOOSEHEAD LAKE
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY, THEN MOSTLY CLEAR LATE THIS EVENING, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HIGHEST WAVES 1 FOOT. NO LIGHTNING RISK. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND
48 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. MUCH WARMER
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHEST WAVES 1 FOOT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
60 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS SIGNIFICANT. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND
48 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ001-190800-
ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS
COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND
SMALL HAIL IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
MEZ030-190800-
ST CROIX RIVER-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..ST CROIX RIVER
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND
SMALL HAIL IN THE AFTERNOON. MUCH WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
MEZ030-190800-
WEST QUODDY HEAD-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..WEST QUODDY HEAD
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG LATE. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. NO
LIGHTNING RISK. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 41 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND
41 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ004>006-010-011-031-190800-
UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
15 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE AFTERNOON. MUCH WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS SIGNIFICANT.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
MEZ011-015-016-031-190800-
LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
232 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY, THEN MOSTLY CLEAR LATE THIS EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO UP TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO
LIGHTNING RISK.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE
AFTERNOON. MUCH WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS SIGNIFICANT.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
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