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SXUS41 KCAR 162146
RECCAR
RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
MEZ004-170800-
TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268')
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE
THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
30 TO 50 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 12. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VERY WINDY AND MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 8 ABOVE. NO LIGHTNING
RISK.
MEZ005-170800-
KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING.
PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY.
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.
NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ029-170800-
TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532')
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED THIS EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ002-170800-
TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981')
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING. RAIN LIKELY
EARLY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS EVENING. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. WIND
CHILLS AROUND 20. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY
SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW
20 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ006-170800-
TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749')
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN SUMMIT IN AND
OUT OF CLOUDS. RAIN LIKELY EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN LATE THIS EVENING. WINDY WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY. BREEZY, COOLER. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ010-170800-
TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654')
TONIGHT
SUMMIT OBSCURED THIS EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WITH LOWS AROUND 30.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 16. NO
LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN SUMMIT IN AND OUT OF
CLOUDS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY AND MUCH
COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH.
CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 15. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ010-170800-
MOOSEHEAD LAKE-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..MOOSEHEAD LAKE
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING.
PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING. WINDY WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND 5 FEET. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. NO
LIGHTNING RISK. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 55 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY.
ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY AND MUCH
COOLER. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 30S. HIGHEST WAVES AROUND
5 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK. WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 55 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ001-170800-
ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY
TONIGHT
CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE
OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS
EVENING. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 20. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. NO
LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ030-170800-
ST CROIX RIVER-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..ST CROIX RIVER
TONIGHT
CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
LIKELY EARLY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS EVENING.
PATCHY FOG UNTIL EARLY MORNING. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
MEZ030-170800-
WEST QUODDY HEAD-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..WEST QUODDY HEAD
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
LATE THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. LIGHTNING RISK IS LIMITED.
WATER TEMPERATURE AROUND 53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK. WATER TEMPERATURE
AROUND 53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
MEZ004>006-010-011-031-170800-
UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS
EVENING. PATCHY FOG UNTIL EARLY MORNING. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY SUNNY.
ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER WITH HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
MEZ011-015-016-031-170800-
LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED-
546 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED
TONIGHT
CLOUDY THIS EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS EVENING.
PATCHY FOG UNTIL EARLY MORNING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. NO LIGHTNING RISK.
FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST FLOW CONDITIONS FOR THE PENOBSCOT,SEE
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CAR
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