210
SXUS41 KCAR 190633
RECCAR
RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
MEZ004-192000-
TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268')
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN SUMMIT IN AND OUT
OF CLOUDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. NOT AS
COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 60 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL
IN THE EVENING. BREEZY AND NOT AS COOL. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN
THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY
WINDY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH. LIGHTNING
RISK IS LIMITED.
MEZ005-192000-
KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL
LATE. WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE EVENING. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
25 MPH. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
MEZ029-192000-
TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532')
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
LIMITED.
MEZ002-192000-
TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981')
TODAY
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN SUMMIT
OBSCURED. PATCHY FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
WEDNESDAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. TEMPERATURE FALLING
INTO THE UPPER 60S IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE
OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ006-192000-
TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749')
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN SUMMIT IN AND OUT
OF CLOUDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST UP TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
RAIN 70 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
WEDNESDAY
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY, WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. NO
LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ010-192000-
TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654')
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN
PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. NOT AS COOL
WITH HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE EVENING. BREEZY AND NOT AS COOL WITH
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
30 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. WINDY
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. LIGHTNING RISK
IS LIMITED.
MEZ010-192000-
MOOSEHEAD LAKE-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..MOOSEHEAD LAKE
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. MUCH WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGHEST WAVES 1 FOOT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
ELEVATED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 48 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE EVENING. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. HIGHEST WAVES 1 FOOT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED. WATER
TEMPERATURE AROUND 48 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHEST WAVES
AROUND 3 FEET. WEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 48 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ001-192000-
ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE LOWER
70S IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
30 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ030-192000-
ST CROIX RIVER-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..ST CROIX RIVER
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE EVENING. NOT AS COOL WITH
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK
IS ELEVATED.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
MEZ030-192000-
WEST QUODDY HEAD-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..WEST QUODDY HEAD
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND
SMALL HAIL LATE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED. WATER
TEMPERATURE AROUND 41 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE EVENING.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND
41 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
20 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND
41 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ004>006-010-011-031-192000-
UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHOWERS THIS MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MUCH WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE EVENING. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
25 MPH. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
MEZ011-015-016-031-192000-
LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
232 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL THIS AFTERNOON.
MUCH WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE EVENING. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE
OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
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