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 Wed Dec 10 2025

MEZ004-110900-
Top of Mount Katahdin-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Summit in and out of clouds. Snow until early morning,
then scattered snow showers late. Snow accumulation of 4 to
8 inches. Not as cool with lows around 19. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chills around 4 above.
No lightning risk.
.THURSDAY...Summit in and out of clouds in the morning, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Windy with highs around 20.
Temperature falling to around 6 above in the afternoon. West winds
15 to 25 mph increasing to 20 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
snow 40 percent. Wind chills around 19 below in the afternoon. No
lightning risk.

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MEZ005-110900-
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Snow until early morning, then scattered snow
showers late. Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Not as cool. Near
steady temperature in the lower 20s. South winds up to 10 mph.
Chance of snow near 100 percent. No lightning risk.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Highs around 30.
Temperature falling to around 20 in the afternoon. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chills around 4 above in the
afternoon. No lightning risk.

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MEZ029-110900-
Top of Cadillac Mountain-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Summit obscured. Rain until early morning, then isolated
rain showers late. Not as cool with lows in the mid 30s. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. No lightning risk.
.THURSDAY...Summit obscured in the morning, then cloudy. Scattered
rain showers in the morning. Isolated snow showers. Highs in the
upper 30s. Temperature falling into the mid 20s in the afternoon.
West winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Wind
chills around 11 in the afternoon. No lightning risk.

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MEZ002-110900-
Top of Deboullie Mountain-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Summit in and out of clouds. Snow until early morning,
then scattered snow showers late. Snow accumulation of 3 to
5 inches. Not as cool. Near steady temperature around 17. East winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of
snow near 100 percent. No lightning risk.
.THURSDAY...Summit in and out of clouds. Scattered snow showers in
the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon. Additional snow
accumulation around an inch. Highs in the mid 20s. Temperature
falling to around 18 in the afternoon. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of snow 60 percent. Wind chills around 5 above. No lightning
risk.

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MEZ006-110900-
Top of Mars Hill Mountain-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Summit in and out of clouds this evening, then summit
obscured. Snow until early morning, then scattered snow showers
late. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Not as cool with lows in
the lower 20s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the south
10 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind
chills around 7 above. No lightning risk.
.THURSDAY...Summit in and out of clouds. Scattered snow showers.
Highs in the upper 20s. Temperature falling into the lower 20s in
the afternoon. West winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Wind chills around 9 above. No lightning risk.

$$

MEZ010-110900-
Top of White Cap Mountain-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Summit obscured this evening, then summit in and out of
clouds. Snow until early morning, then isolated snow showers late.
Snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Not as cool. Near steady
temperature in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of
snow 90 percent. No lightning risk.
.THURSDAY...Summit in and out of clouds. Scattered snow showers.
Windy with highs in the lower 20s. Temperature falling to around
9 above in the afternoon. West winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to
20 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 30 percent. Wind
chills around 14 below in the afternoon. No lightning risk.

$$

MEZ010-110900-
Moosehead Lake-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

...MOOSEHEAD LAKE...

.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Snow until early morning, then isolated snow
showers late. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Not as cool. Near
steady temperature in the mid 20s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of snow 90 percent. No lightning risk.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Blustery with
highs in the upper 20s. Temperature falling to around 16 in the
afternoon. West winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 15 to 30 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of snow 40 percent. Wind chills around 3 below in
the afternoon. No lightning risk.

$$

MEZ001-110900-
Allagash Wilderness Waterway-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY...

.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Snow until early morning, then scattered snow
showers late. Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Not as cool. Near
steady temperature around 19. East winds up to 10 mph shifting to
the north after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent. No
lightning risk.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Highs in the
upper 20s. Temperature falling to around 19 in the afternoon. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chills around
8 above. No lightning risk.

$$

MEZ030-110900-
St Croix River-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

...ST CROIX RIVER...

.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Snow early this evening. Rain until early
morning, then scattered rain showers late. Snow accumulation up to
1 inch. Not as cool with lows around 30. South winds up to 10 mph.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent. No lightning risk.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain and snow showers. Highs in
the mid 30s. Temperature falling into the upper 20s in the
afternoon. Southwest winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph
in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. No lightning
risk.

$$

MEZ030-110900-
West Quoddy Head-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

...WEST QUODDY HEAD...

.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Rain until early morning, then scattered showers
late. Not as cool with lows in the upper 30s. South winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is limited.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers in the morning,
then scattered snow showers with isolated rain showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Temperature falling into the
lower 30s in the afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Wind chills around 20 in the afternoon. No
lightning risk.

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MEZ004>006-010-011-031-110900-
Upper Penobscot Watershed-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED...

.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Freezing rain this evening. Snow and rain. Snow
accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Ice accumulation around a trace. Not
as cool. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. South winds up to
10 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Highs in the
lower 30s. Temperature falling into the lower 20s in the afternoon.
West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chills
around 5 above in the afternoon. No lightning risk.

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

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MEZ011-015-016-031-110900-
Lower Penobscot Watershed-
1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED...

.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Rain, freezing rain with a slight chance of snow
this evening, then scattered rain showers, snow showers with a
chance of freezing rain after midnight. Snow accumulation around an
inch. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Not as cool with
lows in the upper 20s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Highs in the mid
30s. Temperature falling into the mid 20s in the afternoon.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chills
around 9 above in the afternoon. No lightning risk.

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

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