Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
787 SXUS41 KCAR 150640 RECCAR Recreational Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 MEZ004-152045- Top of Mount Katahdin- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268`)... .TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers late. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .FRIDAY...Summit in and out of clouds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. $$ MEZ005-152045- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT... .TODAY...Partly sunny. Isolated showers late. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Isolated showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds up to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. $$ MEZ029-152045- Top of Cadillac Mountain- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532`)... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy, then summit in and out of clouds late this morning, then summit obscured. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Summit obscured. Areas of fog. Near steady temperature in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 10 mph after midnight. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Summit obscured. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs around 60. South winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ002-152045- Top of Deboullie Mountain- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981`)... .TODAY...Partly sunny until late afternoon, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers early this afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. Scattered showers late. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then summit in and out of clouds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm with highs in the upper 60s. North winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. $$ MEZ006-152045- Top of Mars Hill Mountain- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749`)... .TODAY...Partly sunny. Isolated showers late. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then summit in and out of clouds. Isolated showers. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .FRIDAY...Summit in and out of clouds in the morning, then summit obscured. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm with highs in the upper 60s. Temperature falling into the mid 60s in the afternoon. Southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk is limited. $$ MEZ010-152045- Top of White Cap Mountain- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654`)... .TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers this afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Lightning risk is limited. .FRIDAY...Summit in and out of clouds in the morning, then summit obscured. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. $$ MEZ010-152045- Moosehead Lake- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...MOOSEHEAD LAKE... .TODAY...Partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Highest waves 1 foot. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. Water temperature around 46 degrees Fahrenheit. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Highest waves 1 foot. South winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. Water temperature around 46 degrees Fahrenheit. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Highest waves 1 foot. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Lightning risk is significant. Water temperature around 46 degrees Fahrenheit. $$ MEZ001-152045- Allagash Wilderness Waterway- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY... .TODAY...Partly sunny until late afternoon, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms late. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Temperature falling into the lower 70s in the afternoon. North winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk is significant. $$ MEZ030-152045- St Croix River- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...ST CROIX RIVER... .TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast up to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-152045- West Quoddy Head- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...WEST QUODDY HEAD... .TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy. Areas of fog early this morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 42 degrees Fahrenheit. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds up to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 42 degrees Fahrenheit. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 42 degrees Fahrenheit. $$ MEZ004>006-010-011-031-152045- Upper Penobscot Watershed- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Partly sunny. Isolated showers late. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds up to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Lightning risk is limited. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is significant. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$ MEZ011-015-016-031-152045- Lower Penobscot Watershed- 240 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 ...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Partly sunny, then mostly cloudy late this morning, then partly sunny. Patchy fog early this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds up to 15 mph becoming up to 10 mph after midnight. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$