Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME

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Recreational Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

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Top of Mount Katahdin-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy late this evening, then
clear. Strong winds and much colder with lows around 16 below.
Northwest winds 45 to 60 mph. Wind chills around 52 below. No
lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny and very windy. Colder with highs around
3 above. Northwest winds 25 to 45 mph becoming west 10 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Wind chills around 43 below in the morning. No
lightning risk.

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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of blowing snow. Much colder with lows
around 3 below. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around
26 below. No lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Much colder with highs around 14. West winds
10 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest up to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Wind chills around 22 below in the morning. No lightning
risk.

$$

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Top of Cadillac Mountain-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy early this evening, then clearing. Isolated
snow showers early this evening. Brisk and much colder with lows
around 3 above. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Chance of snow
20 percent. Wind chills around 16 below. No lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 20s. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Wind chills around 14 below in the morning. No lightning
risk.

$$

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Top of Deboullie Mountain-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy early this evening, then clearing. Isolated
snow showers early this evening. Brisk and much colder with lows
around 7 below. West winds 15 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
Wind chills around 30 below. No lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy. Much
colder with highs around 8 above. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind
chills around 28 below in the morning. No lightning risk.

$$

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Top of Mars Hill Mountain-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy early this evening, then clearing. Isolated
snow showers early this evening. Strong winds and much colder with
lows around 5 below. Northwest winds 40 to 50 mph decreasing to
25 to 45 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chills
around 33 below. No lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny. Brisk and much
colder with highs around 11. West winds 10 to 30 mph. Wind chills
around 29 below in the morning. No lightning risk.

$$

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Top of White Cap Mountain-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy early this evening, then clearing. Strong
winds and much colder with lows around 8 below. Northwest winds
45 to 55 mph decreasing to 35 to 50 mph after midnight. Wind chills
around 42 below. No lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny and windy. Much colder with highs around
6 above. Northwest winds 15 to 35 mph becoming southwest 10 to
15 mph in the afternoon. Wind chills around 35 below in the morning.
No lightning risk.

$$

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Moosehead Lake-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...MOOSEHEAD LAKE...

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy early this evening, then clearing. Areas of
blowing snow. Very windy and much colder with lows around zero.
Northwest winds 20 to 40 mph. Wind chills around 25 below. No
lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Much colder with highs around 14. West winds
10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 20 below in the morning. No
lightning risk.

$$

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Allagash Wilderness Waterway-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY...

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy early this evening, then clearing. Isolated
snow showers until early morning. Much colder with lows around
7 below. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind
chills around 25 below. No lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy. Much
colder with highs around 12. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind
chills around 24 below in the morning. No lightning risk.

$$

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St Croix River-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...ST CROIX RIVER...

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy early this evening, then clearing. Much
colder with lows around 1 below. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind
chills around 17 below. No lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs around 17. West winds up to
10 mph. No lightning risk.

$$

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West Quoddy Head-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...WEST QUODDY HEAD...

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy this evening, then clearing. Isolated snow
showers early this evening. Blustery and much colder with lows
around 8 above. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Chance of snow
20 percent. Wind chills around 10 below. No lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the mid 20s. West winds
10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 7 below in the morning. No
lightning risk.

$$

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Upper Penobscot Watershed-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED...

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of blowing snow. Much colder with
lows around 2 below. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills
around 23 below. No lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs around 16. West winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest up to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Wind chills around 20 below in the morning. 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-
1247 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED...

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy early this evening, then clearing. Much
colder with lows around zero. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind
chills around 18 below. No lightning risk.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs around 19. West winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest up to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Wind chills around 15 below in the morning. No lightning
risk.

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

$$