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Spot Forecast for Orono Hazmat...Orono Fire
National Weather Service Caribou ME
632 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 EDT on August 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact NWS Caribou at 207-492-0166 with any further questions.

.DISCUSSION...

A line of showers and thunderstorms over western Maine is heading
east late this evening. It is on track to approach the Orono area
around 9pm but should decrease in strength with sunset. Cannot rule
out an isolated lightning strike later this evening. Winds will be
from the south around 5 MPH this evening and then become light
and variable at sunset. Shortly after sunrise winds will become
southwesterly around 5 MPH.

Weather Coverage Abbreviations... SCH=Slight Chance, ISO=Isolated,
CHC=Chance, SCT=Scattered, LKY=Likely, NUM=Numerous,
DEF=Definite, WID=Widespread, OCL=Occasional, PDS=Periods,
ARS=Areas, PTY=Patchy

Weather Type Abbreviations... DYT=Dry Thunderstorms, TSM=Thunderstorms,
SN=Snow, RN=Rain, SW=Snow Showers, RW=Rain Showers,
DZL=Drizzle, FZR=Freezing Rain, FZD=Freezing Drizzle, SLT=Sleet,
FZF=Freezing Fog, IFG=Ice Fog, HAZ=Haze, BSN=Blowing Snow,
SMK=Smoke, FST=Frost, FZS=Freezing Spray, RS=Rain/Snow,
DZF=Drizzle/Fog, SNF=Snow/Fog, RNF=Rain/Fog,
ZRS=Freezing Rain/Snow

Other Abbreviations... NA=Not Available, M=Missing

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Scattered
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered showers
                    through the night. Patchy fog early in the
                    evening.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Chance of thunder...36 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 65.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Heat index..........MISSING.
Surface winds (mph).Light winds.
Wind shift..........Winds become calm after sunset before becoming
southwesterly after sunrise.
Pcpn amount.........0.06 inches.

TIME (EDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........62  71  78  88  76  79  73  72  72  68  76
Weather cov.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO PTY PTY PTY PTY
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RNF FOG FOG FOG FOG
Tstm cov........SCT ISO ISO ISO
Chc of pcpn (%).40  30  40  40  30  30  20  10  10  10  10
Chc of thdr (%).40  20  20  20  10  10  10  0   10  10  10
Temp............75  72  70  69  69  68  68  67  66  66  66
RH..............87  97  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Heat index (F)..M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Surface wnd dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW
Surface wnd spd.4   4   3   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Surface wnd gst.7   7   5   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

$$
Forecaster...21
Requested by...Chris Stowell
Type of request...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 08/08/26
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.EMAIL cstowell@orono.org