Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
825 SXUS41 KCAR 040547 RECCAR Recreational Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 MEZ004-042100- Top of Mount Katahdin- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268`)... .TODAY...Summit in and out of clouds until late afternoon, then partly sunny. Scattered snow showers until late afternoon. Very windy with highs around 16. Temperature falling to around zero this afternoon. West winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 45 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 40 percent. Wind chills around 33 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Strong winds and much colder with lows around 12 below. Northwest winds 35 to 50 mph. Wind chills around 47 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny. Windy and much colder with highs around 1 above. West winds 15 to 35 mph. Wind chills around 37 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ005-042100- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly sunny. Scattered snow showers until late afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling to around 16 this afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 40 percent. Wind chills around 4 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy blowing snow. Much colder with lows around 2 below. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 23 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny. Much colder with highs around 14. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 19 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ029-042100- Top of Cadillac Mountain- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532`)... .TODAY...Cloudy this morning, then summit in and out of clouds. Scattered snow showers late this morning. Numerous snow showers and scattered rain showers early this afternoon, then scattered snow showers late. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the upper 30s. Temperature falling into the mid 20s this afternoon. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Wind chills around 7 above. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. A slight chance of snow showers in the evening. Brisk and much colder with lows around 5 above. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chills around 15 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 20s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 11 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ002-042100- Top of Deboullie Mountain- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981`)... .TODAY...Summit in and out of clouds, then mostly cloudy early this afternoon, then partly sunny. Scattered snow showers this morning, then isolated snow showers early this afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Temperature falling to around 8 above this afternoon. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Wind chills around 13 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Much colder with lows around 6 below. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 28 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny. Much colder with highs around 8 above. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 25 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ006-042100- Top of Mars Hill Mountain- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749`)... .TODAY...Cloudy, then summit in and out of clouds late this morning and early afternoon, then partly sunny. Scattered snow showers early this morning, then numerous snow showers late this morning and early afternoon. Isolated snow showers late. Snow accumulation around an inch. Brisk with highs in the upper 20s. Temperature falling to around 16 this afternoon. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the west 15 to 30 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 60 percent. Wind chills around 6 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Very windy and much colder with lows around 4 below. Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph shifting to the west 20 to 35 mph after midnight. Wind chills around 29 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny. Much colder with highs around 11. West winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 24 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-042100- Top of White Cap Mountain- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654`)... .TODAY...Summit in and out of clouds, then summit obscured early this afternoon, then partly sunny. Scattered snow showers early this morning, then isolated snow showers late this morning and early afternoon. Very windy with highs around 20. Temperature falling to around 6 above this afternoon. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to northwest 20 to 40 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 30 percent. Wind chills around 22 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Very windy and much colder with lows around 7 below. Northwest winds 30 to 45 mph. Wind chills around 39 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Much colder with highs around 4 above. West winds 15 to 35 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Wind chills around 32 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-042100- Moosehead Lake- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...MOOSEHEAD LAKE... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly sunny. Isolated snow showers this morning. Blustery with highs around 30. Temperature falling to around 14 this afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 30 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chills around 8 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing snow. Very windy and much colder with lows around 2 below. Northwest winds 20 to 40 mph. Wind chills around 27 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much colder with highs around 14. West winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 23 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ001-042100- Allagash Wilderness Waterway- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly sunny. Scattered snow showers this morning. Highs in the upper 20s. Temperature falling to around 10 above this afternoon. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Wind chills around 10 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Much colder with lows around 6 below. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 24 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny. Much colder with highs around 12. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 22 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-042100- St Croix River- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...ST CROIX RIVER... .TODAY...Cloudy until late afternoon, then partly sunny. Scattered snow showers this morning. Widespread snow showers this afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling into the mid 20s this afternoon. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west this afternoon. Chance of snow 80 percent. Wind chills around 11. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Much colder with lows around 1 below. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 15 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs around 17. West winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-042100- West Quoddy Head- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...WEST QUODDY HEAD... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers late this morning. Widespread rain and snow showers early this afternoon, then scattered snow showers late. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs around 40. Temperature falling into the lower 30s this afternoon. West winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Wind chills around 18. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Brisk and much colder with lows around 8 above. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent. Wind chills around 7 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 20s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 7 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ004>006-010-011-031-042100- Upper Penobscot Watershed- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy until late afternoon, then partly sunny. Scattered snow showers until late afternoon, then isolated snow showers late. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling to around 19 this afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chills around 2 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy blowing snow. Much colder with lows around 1 below. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 21 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny. Much cooler with highs around 16. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 17 below in the morning. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$ MEZ011-015-016-031-042100- Lower Penobscot Watershed- 1247 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy until late afternoon, then partly sunny. Isolated snow showers early this morning, then scattered snow showers late this morning and early afternoon. Isolated snow showers late. Highs in the mid 30s. Temperature falling into the lower 20s this afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west 10 to 25 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chills around 6 above. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Much colder with lows around 1 above. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 17 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny. Much cooler with highs around 18. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 14 below in the morning. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$