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SXUS41 KCAR 161500
RECCAR
RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
MEZ004-162000-
TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268')
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY EARLY, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. SNOW. RAIN
LATE. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. BRISK WITH HIGHS AROUND 40.
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
WIND CHILLS AROUND 12. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
IN THE EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND COLD WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 45 TO 50 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 13 AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS AND COOLER WITH HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH DECREASING TO 25 TO
35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS
AROUND 6 ABOVE. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ005-162000-
KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY, RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING
RISK.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 25 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE MID 30S IN
THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ029-162000-
TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532')
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY EARLY, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. RAIN. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE
OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
RAIN 80 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ002-162000-
TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981')
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY EARLY, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. SNOW LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN LATE. SNOW ACCUMULATION
AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 17 AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY
SUNNY. COOLER. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURE
FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ006-162000-
TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749')
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY EARLY, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. SNOW EARLY.
RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION.
BREEZY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR
100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. WINDY WITH
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
30 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS
IN THE LOWER 20S. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WINDY, COOLER. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE LOWER 30S.
TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ010-162000-
TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654')
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY EARLY, THEN SUMMIT OBSCURED. RAIN, BREEZY
WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND
19. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
IN THE EVENING. STRONG WINDS WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 14 AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY AND MUCH COOLER
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF
SNOW 20 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 11. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ010-162000-
MOOSEHEAD LAKE-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..MOOSEHEAD LAKE
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY, RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 25 MPH. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND 4 FEET. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR
100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 55 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING. WINDY WITH LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND 5 FEET. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 30 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 55 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. WINDY,
COOLER. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 30S. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND
5 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS IN THE LOWER 20S. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 55 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ001-162000-
ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY. SNOW EARLY. RAIN. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
80 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 17 AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 19. NO LIGHTNING
RISK.
MEZ030-162000-
ST CROIX RIVER-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..ST CROIX RIVER
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY, RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR
100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. TEMPERATURE FALLING
INTO THE UPPER 30S IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ030-162000-
WEST QUODDY HEAD-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..WEST QUODDY HEAD
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY, RAIN, BREEZY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
90 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 53 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY, RAIN, BREEZY WITH LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED. WATER
TEMPERATURE AROUND 53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK. WATER
TEMPERATURE AROUND 53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ004>006-010-011-031-162000-
UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY, RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING
RISK.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE
EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE WEST 10 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. NO
LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER
WITH HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. NO LIGHTNING
RISK.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
MEZ011-015-016-031-162000-
LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
1059 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
THIS AFTERNOON
CLOUDY, RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING
RISK.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN, MAINLY
IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN
NEAR 100 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 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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