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Recreational Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

MEZ004-252000-
Top of Mount Katahdin-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268`)...

.TODAY...Partly sunny, then cloudy late this morning, then summit in
and out of clouds, then mostly cloudy late. Widespread showers and
scattered thunderstorms, mainly this morning. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds and small hail late this morning. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall this afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible late this
morning. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of
rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is significant.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Isolated showers in the evening. Cooler with lows
in the upper 40s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lightning risk is limited.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. No
lightning risk.

$$

MEZ005-252000-
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT...

.TODAY...Partly sunny, then mostly cloudy late this morning and
early afternoon, then partly sunny. Widespread showers this morning.
Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers this afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall late this morning and afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall
possible late this morning. Not as warm with highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph
this afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is
significant.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Isolated showers in the evening. Cooler with lows
in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lightning risk is limited.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds up to
10 mph. No lightning risk.

$$

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Top of Cadillac Mountain-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532`)...

.TODAY...Partly sunny until late afternoon, then mostly cloudy.
Patchy fog early this morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small
hail, and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
Temperature falling into the upper 70s this afternoon. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Lightning risk is
elevated.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall in the evening.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the west in the afternoon. No lightning risk.

$$

MEZ002-252000-
Top of Deboullie Mountain-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981`)...

.TODAY...Summit obscured, then mostly cloudy early this afternoon,
then partly sunny. Widespread showers this morning. Isolated
thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon. Isolated
showers early this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty
winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall late this morning and early
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is limited.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Much cooler with lows around 50. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. No lightning risk.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds up to
10 mph. No lightning risk.

$$

MEZ006-252000-
Top of Mars Hill Mountain-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749`)...

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy, then summit obscured late this morning and
early afternoon, then mostly cloudy. Widespread showers this
morning. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers this afternoon.
Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall late this morning and afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall
possible late this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest this afternoon. Chance of
rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is significant.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Cooler with lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is
limited.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. No lightning risk.

$$

MEZ010-252000-
Top of White Cap Mountain-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654`)...

.TODAY...Partly sunny, then mostly cloudy late this morning, then
summit obscured, then mostly cloudy late. Widespread showers and
scattered thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds,
small hail, and heavy rainfall late this morning and afternoon.
Highs around 70. West winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest
this afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is
significant.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Much cooler with lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph. Lightning risk is limited.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. No lightning risk.

$$

MEZ010-252000-
Moosehead Lake-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...MOOSEHEAD LAKE...

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy until late afternoon, then partly sunny.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall late this
morning and afternoon. Not as warm. Near steady temperature in the
lower 70s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Highest waves 1 foot this morning.
Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk is significant. Water
temperature around 66 degrees Fahrenheit.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the mid 50s. Missing.
North winds 10 to 15 mph. No lightning risk. Water temperature
around 66 degrees Fahrenheit.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Missing. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 66 degrees
Fahrenheit.

$$

MEZ001-252000-
Allagash Wilderness Waterway-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY...

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy until late afternoon, then partly sunny.
Numerous showers this morning. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated
showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds,
small hail, and heavy rainfall late this morning and early
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk is elevated.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Much cooler with lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds up to
10 mph. No lightning risk.

$$

MEZ030-252000-
St Croix River-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...ST CROIX RIVER...

.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms late this morning. Widespread showers and
scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall late this
morning and afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature falling
into the upper 70s this afternoon. Southwest winds up to 10 mph
shifting to the west this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Lightning risk is elevated.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall in the evening.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds up to
10 mph. No lightning risk.

$$

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West Quoddy Head-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...WEST QUODDY HEAD...

.TODAY...Partly sunny until late afternoon, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms early this afternoon.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms late. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Lightning risk is significant.
Water temperature around 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall in the evening.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph increasing to
10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning
risk is significant. Water temperature around 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the northwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. No
lightning risk. Water temperature around 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

$$

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Upper Penobscot Watershed-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED...

.TODAY...Partly sunny early this morning, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers this morning. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous
showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds,
small hail, and heavy rainfall late this morning and afternoon.
Highs around 80. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the
northwest 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Lightning risk is significant.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Cooler with lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 10 mph after midnight. Chance
of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is elevated.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds up to
10 mph. No lightning risk.

For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see
https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car

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Lower Penobscot Watershed-
147 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED...

.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy. Scattered
showers late this morning. Scattered thunderstorms late this morning
and afternoon. Numerous showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms
may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall late this
morning and afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature falling to
around 80 this afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the west this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk
is elevated.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and
heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Lightning risk is elevated.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds up to
10 mph. No lightning risk.

For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see
https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car

$$