468  
SXUS41 KCAR 171844  
RECCAR  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
MEZ004-180800-  
TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268')
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN  
SUMMIT OBSCURED. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS  
EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS  
EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE  
MID 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST UP TO  
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS  
LIMITED.    
TUESDAY
 
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS  
OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.  
 

 
 
MEZ005-180800-  
KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF 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 40 PERCENT.  
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.  
 

 
 
MEZ029-180800-  
TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532')
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
CLOUDY THIS EVENING, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. PATCHY FOG  
EARLY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE THIS  
EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE  
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO UP TO  
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS  
LIMITED.    
TUESDAY
 
SUMMIT OBSCURED. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.  
 

 
 
MEZ002-180800-  
TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981')
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS THIS EVENING, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE  
OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF  
FOG IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING  
TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. LIGHTNING  
RISK IS LIMITED.  
 

 
 
MEZ006-180800-  
TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749')
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SUMMIT OBSCURED. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS  
AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS  
LIMITED.    
TUESDAY
 
SUMMIT OBSCURED. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS UP  
TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN  
40 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS ELEVATED.  
 

 
 
MEZ010-180800-  
TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654')
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SUMMIT OBSCURED UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN SUMMIT IN AND  
OUT OF CLOUDS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD  
SHOWERS THIS EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY  
FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG 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 80 PERCENT.  
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.    
TUESDAY
 
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE MORNING, THEN CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG  
IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.  
 

 
 
MEZ010-180800-  
MOOSEHEAD LAKE-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..MOOSEHEAD LAKE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH THIS  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HIGHEST WAVES 1 FOOT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 80 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND  
70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHEST  
WAVES 1 FOOT. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.  
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 70 DEGREES  
FAHRENHEIT.  
 

 
 
MEZ001-180800-  
ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS  
EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST  
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE  
OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF  
FOG IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 20 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.  
 

 
 
MEZ030-180800-  
ST CROIX RIVER-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..ST CROIX RIVER
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. LIGHTNING  
RISK IS LIMITED.  
 

 
 
MEZ030-180800-  
WEST QUODDY HEAD-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..WEST QUODDY HEAD
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG LATE  
THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG LATE. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR STEADY  
TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO  
UP TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. LIGHTNING  
RISK IS LIMITED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS  
LIMITED. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
 

 
 
MEZ004>006-010-011-031-180800-  
UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH BECOMING UP TO  
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS  
LIMITED.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF 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 LIMITED.  
 
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE  
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR  
 

 
 
MEZ011-015-016-031-180800-  
LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-  
244 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN  
SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK  
IS LIMITED.    
TUESDAY
 
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 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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