Recreational Report
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381 SXUS41 KGYX 231417 RECGYX Recreation Forecast for New Hampshire and western Maine National Weather Service Gray ME 1017 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 NHZ006-009-232000- Lake Winnipesaukee in Central New Hampshire- 1017 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...Recreation forecast for Lake Winnipesaukee... .REST OF TODAY...East winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest this afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and heavy rainfall. Warmer with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning threat is moderate, which implies that thunderstorms are possible. Water temperature 71 degrees. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning threat is moderate, which implies that thunderstorms are possible. Water temperature 71 degrees. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Waves around 2 feet. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Thunderstorms are not forecast for this period. Water temperature 71 degrees. $$ MEZ019-232000- Sebago Lake in Southern Maine- 1017 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...Recreation forecast for Sebago Lake... .REST OF TODAY...South winds around 5 mph. Waves around 1 foot. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Patchy fog. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Lightning threat is moderate, which implies that thunderstorms are possible. Water temperature 71 degrees. .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 mph. Waves around 2 feet. Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Humid. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 80 percent. Lightning threat is moderate, which implies that thunderstorms are possible. Water temperature 71 degrees. .MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning. Waves around 2 feet. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Thunderstorms are not forecast for this period. Water temperature 71 degrees. $$ Recreation Report for New Hampshire and western Maine National Weather Service Gray ME 1017 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-232000- Elevations From 2500 Feet to 4000 Feet in Northern New Hampshire and the Western Maine Mountains- 1017 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...Recreation forecast for elevations between 2500 and 4000 feet in northern New Hampshire and the western Maine mountains... .REST OF TODAY...Summits obscured. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 15 mph increasing to around 25 mph this afternoon. Gusts up to 60 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Summits obscured. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 65 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .MONDAY...Summits obscured. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. $$ MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-232000- Summits Above 4000 Feet in Northern New Hampshire and Western Maine- 1017 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...Recreation forecast for summits above 4000 feet in northern New Hampshire and western Maine... .REST OF TODAY...Summits obscured. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 30 mph increasing to around 40 mph this afternoon. Gusts up to 75 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Summits obscured. Showers likely in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the mid 50s... except in the upper 40s at elevations above 5000 feet. West winds around 45 mph decreasing to around 35 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 80 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .MONDAY...Summits obscured. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s...except in the lower 50s at elevations above 5000 feet. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. $$ NHZ011-015-232000- Summits of Mount Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock Mountain- 1017 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...Recreation forecast for summits of Mount Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock mountain... .REST OF TODAY...Summits obscured. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe, then some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and heavy rainfall. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph increasing to southwest around 20 mph this afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. .TONIGHT...Summits obscured. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall, then some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 70. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. $$ MEZ024-232000- Islands of Casco Bay Maine- 1017 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...Forecast for the Islands of Casco Bay Maine... .REST OF TODAY...Cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. $$ MEZ025-027-232000- Islands and Necks of the Mid Coast of Maine- 1017 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...Forecast for the Islands and Necks of the Mid Coast of Maine... .REST OF TODAY...Areas of fog. A slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. $$ MEZ027-028-232000- Islands of Penobscot Bay Maine- 1017 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...Forecast for the Islands of Penobscot Bay Maine... .REST OF TODAY...Cloudy. Areas of fog late this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Areas of fog. Showers likely in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. $$ MEZ026-027-232000- Offshore Islands of Monhegan, Matinicus and Criehaven- 1017 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...Forecast for the Offshore Islands of Monhegan, Matinicus and Criehaven... .REST OF TODAY...Areas of dense fog. A slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs around 60. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Areas of fog. Showers likely in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. $$