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SXUS41 KCAR 180632
RECCAR
RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
MEZ004-182000-
TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268')
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO AROUND 50 THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN THE EVENING, THEN CLOUDY.
AREAS OF FOG WITH PATCHY SMOKE. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VERY WINDY WITH LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO
40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
ELEVATED.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF
CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY WITH
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
20 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ005-182000-
KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE UPPER 60S THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
ELEVATED.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ029-182000-
TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532')
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY SMOKE THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. AREAS OF FOG
WITH PATCHY SMOKE. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY.
NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
SIGNIFICANT.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN CLEARING. AREAS OF FOG
IN THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. NO
LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ002-182000-
TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981')
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. HIGHS AROUND 70. TEMPERATURE
FALLING INTO THE LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED. PATCHY SMOKE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
ELEVATED.
SUNDAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
LIMITED.
MEZ006-182000-
TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749')
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE MID 60S THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED. PATCHY SMOKE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS, BREEZY WITH LOWS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
SUNDAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 20 TO
25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
MEZ010-182000-
TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654')
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
PATCHY SMOKE LATE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO
THE UPPER 50S THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE
OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED. PATCHY SMOKE. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VERY WINDY WITH LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO
40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING
RISK IS ELEVATED.
SUNDAY
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. VERY WINDY WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ010-182000-
MOOSEHEAD LAKE-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..MOOSEHEAD LAKE
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. PATCHY SMOKE LATE. HIGHS
AROUND 70. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE MID 60S THIS AFTERNOON.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HIGHEST WAVES 1 FOOT. CHANCE OF RAIN
90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND
67 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHEST
WAVES AROUND 2 FEET. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR
100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND
67 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND
3 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK. WATER
TEMPERATURE AROUND 67 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ001-182000-
ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE MID 60S THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SHOWERS. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
MEZ030-182000-
ST CROIX RIVER-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..ST CROIX RIVER
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. PATCHY SMOKE LATE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR
100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS SIGNIFICANT.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ030-182000-
WEST QUODDY HEAD-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..WEST QUODDY HEAD
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY SMOKE LATE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 50 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK
IS SIGNIFICANT. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN CLEARING. AREAS OF FOG
WITH PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 50 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ004>006-010-011-031-182000-
UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. TEMPERATURE
FALLING TO AROUND 70 THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK
IS ELEVATED.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST 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
MEZ011-015-016-031-182000-
LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
232 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TODAY
PARTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. PATCHY SMOKE
LATE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE LOWER 70S
THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
ELEVATED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
SIGNIFICANT.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
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