Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
189 SXUS41 KCAR 101747 RECCAR 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. $$ MEZ005-110900- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument- 1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Snow until early morning, then scattered snow showers late. Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Not as cool. Near steady temperature in the lower 20s. South winds up to 10 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Highs around 30. Temperature falling to around 20 in the afternoon. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chills around 4 above in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ 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. $$ MEZ002-110900- Top of Deboullie Mountain- 1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981`)... .TONIGHT...Summit in and out of clouds. Snow until early morning, then scattered snow showers late. Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Not as cool. Near steady temperature around 17. East winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Summit in and out of clouds. Scattered snow showers in the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon. Additional snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the mid 20s. Temperature falling to around 18 in the afternoon. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent. Wind chills around 5 above. No lightning risk. $$ 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. $$ MEZ030-110900- West Quoddy Head- 1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...WEST QUODDY HEAD... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Rain until early morning, then scattered showers late. Not as cool with lows in the upper 30s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers in the morning, then scattered snow showers with isolated rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Temperature falling into the lower 30s in the afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Wind chills around 20 in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ 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 $$ MEZ011-015-016-031-110900- Lower Penobscot Watershed- 1247 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Rain, freezing rain with a slight chance of snow this evening, then scattered rain showers, snow showers with a chance of freezing rain after midnight. Snow accumulation around an inch. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Not as cool with lows in the upper 20s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s. Temperature falling into the mid 20s in the afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chills around 9 above in the afternoon. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$