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SXUS41 KCAR 170645
RECCAR
RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
MEZ004-172000-
TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268')
TODAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED. RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. BREEZY WITH HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
LIMITED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE EVENING, THEN SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF
CLOUDS. PATCHY FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TUESDAY
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
MEZ005-172000-
KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT
TODAY
CLOUDY. RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK
IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
MEZ029-172000-
TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532')
TODAY
CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY THIS MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING
RISK.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. PATCHY FOG
IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR STEADY
TEMPERATURE IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST UP TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN
60 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TUESDAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
MEZ002-172000-
TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981')
TODAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED. RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
LIMITED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE EVENING, THEN SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF
CLOUDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
MEZ006-172000-
TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749')
TODAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED. RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING
RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TUESDAY
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK
IS ELEVATED.
MEZ010-172000-
TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654')
TODAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED. RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
LIMITED.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE EVENING, THEN SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF
CLOUDS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TUESDAY
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE MORNING, THEN SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF
CLOUDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
MEZ010-172000-
MOOSEHEAD LAKE-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..MOOSEHEAD LAKE
TODAY
CLOUDY. RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HIGHEST WAVES 1 FOOT. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 70 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHEST
WAVES 1 FOOT. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. HIGHEST WAVES 1 FOOT. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 40 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND
70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ001-172000-
ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY
TODAY
CLOUDY. RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING
RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY
FOG. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
MEZ030-172000-
ST CROIX RIVER-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..ST CROIX RIVER
TODAY
CLOUDY. RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE
OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
MEZ030-172000-
WEST QUODDY HEAD-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..WEST QUODDY HEAD
TODAY
CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY THIS MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 53 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST UP TO 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK. WATER
TEMPERATURE AROUND 53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND
53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ004>006-010-011-031-172000-
UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TODAY
CLOUDY. RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK
IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS
ELEVATED.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
MEZ011-015-016-031-172000-
LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
244 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TODAY
CLOUDY. RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE
OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
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