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Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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525 FXUS61 KCAR 142301 AFDCAR Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 701 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A frontal boundary will cross the area tonight. High pressure will build across the region Tuesday into Wednesday. A cold front will approach on Thursday and cross the area late Thursday night into Friday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Update... Removed mention of thunderstorms and lowered pops this evening. Otherwise no other changes. See updated aviation section. previous discussion Tonight, front becomes stationary to our northwest, and rain showers move off from northwest to southeast. Overnight lows in the 60s. Potential for some fog development along the coast and northwestern Maine. Tomorrow, low pressure system moves in behind this previous low, bringing another surface low with an associated cold front through the region. Aloft however, looking at some zonal flow which helps to bring in some warm air. Looking at some dry conditions, alongside warming temperatures. Highs tomorrow in the mid-to-upper 80s in inland areas, and low-80s along the coast. Relatively clear skies. Patchy fog possible tomorrow night as well along the coast and waters. Lows in the 60s throughout the area. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... Tuesday night through Wednesday, weak return flow will bring warm air advection over Maine and temps/dewpoints will continue to rise ahead of an eventual cold front. Right now, the warmest day looks to be Wednesday, when temps Downeast might rise to near 90 degrees. At this point, it looks like we will be out of the woods for any heat headlines, but that could change as we get closer in time. Also uncertain at this point is whether Thursday`s highs will be close to Wednesday, depending on the timing of the cold front. If the front continues to slow down, the upper level clouds will move in later and high temps will have a chance to rise more quickly in the morning. The air column will continue to be fairly moist, with dewpoints in the mid 60s, so muggy conditions are in order even if we do not quite make heat headline criteria. Instability will also increase on Thursday ahead of the front, with showers and thunderstorms developing in the warm sector. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... The cold front will move through the area at the end of the week, with current timing showing anywhere from Thursday night to Friday morning. Thunderstorms are likely along the frontal boundary, with the possibility of early thunderstorms on Friday further in the north. By mid- afternoon Friday, thunderstorms and the front will be across the middle of the state, and cooler air will follow behind. Highs on Friday will be in the mid-70s across the north and closer to 80 across Downeast, where heating will peak before the front moves through. High pressure will dominate Saturday, and potentially Sunday as well. However, by Sunday, models become increasingly inconsistent on the approach of the next low pressure system. There is some indication a front may move through Sunday afternoon, increasing the chances for rain, but with timing differences in the models, confidence is low. && .AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... NEAR TERM: KFVE/KCAR/KPQI...VFR through Tue night. Patchy fog is expected mainly 05z to 11z Tue with localized MVFR or lower possible. SW wind 5 to 10 kt tonight becoming NW around 10 kt Tue and then becoming SW Tue night around 5 kt. KHUL...MVFR/IFR in low cigs tonight becoming VFR Tue and Tue night. S to SW wind 5 to 10 kt tonight the W around 10 kt Tue, then light and variable Tue night. KBGR/KBHB...IFR/LIFR tonight in low cigs/fog then VFR Tue through Tue night. Light S wind tonight SW around 10 kt Tue then light S Tue night. SHORT TERM: Wednesday...Mainly VFR. Brief MVFR or lower possible late PM north with VCSH and isolated TSRA. SW-S winds 5-10 kts. Wednesday Night...Mainly MVFR/IFR north with VCSH. VFR trending to IFR or lower BGR & Downeast with BCFG late. Light S winds. Thursday...IFR/LIFR early BGR and Downeast with BCFG. Then VFR/MVFR with VCSH and isolated TS late. Mainly MVFR/IFR north with SHRA and scattered TSRA. S winds 5-15 kts. Thursday Night and Friday...Mainly MVFR/IFR with SHRA. Scattered TS possible Friday. SW-W winds 5-10 kts Thursday night. NW winds 5-15 kts Friday. Friday night & Saturday...VFR. NW wind 10 kts becoming light. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM: Winds and seas below Small Craft Advisory criteria tonight into tomorrow night. Seas stay at or below 3 ft over the outer waters, and at or below 2 ft for the inner waters. Southerly winds at 5-10 kts tonight, becoming SW by tomorrow. Gusts up to 15 kts possible. Fog over the waters forecast tonight and tomorrow night. Light rain showers possible tonight. SHORT TERM: Winds and seas will remain well below Small Craft Advisory criteria Tuesday night through the end of the week. Patchy fog could reduce visibility over the waters at times Tuesday night through Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms possible over the waters late Friday. && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...None. MARINE...None. && $$ Near Term...Brennan/TWD Short Term...LF Long Term...LF Aviation...Brennan/TWD/LF Marine...Brennan/TWD/LF