Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
569 SXUS41 KCAR 300547 RECCAR Recreational Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 MEZ004-302000- Top of Mount Katahdin- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268`)... .TODAY...Summit obscured early this morning, then summit in and out of clouds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west up to 10 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk is significant. .TONIGHT...Summit in and out of clouds. Scattered showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ005-302000- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy until late afternoon, then partly sunny. Widespread showers until late afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers late. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is significant. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear. Scattered showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ029-302000- Top of Cadillac Mountain- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532`)... .TODAY...Summit obscured, then mostly cloudy early this afternoon, then mostly sunny. Areas of fog early this morning. Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms this morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is significant. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest up to 10 mph after midnight. No lightning risk. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ002-302000- Top of Deboullie Mountain- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981`)... .TODAY...Summit obscured until late afternoon, then summit in and out of clouds. Isolated thunderstorms this morning. Widespread showers. Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Patchy fog this afternoon. Highs around 60. South winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is significant. .TONIGHT...Summit in and out of clouds in the evening, then partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .SUNDAY...Summit in and out of clouds in the morning, then partly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ006-302000- Top of Mars Hill Mountain- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749`)... .TODAY...Summit obscured this morning, then summit in and out of clouds. Isolated thunderstorms early this morning. Widespread showers. Scattered thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is significant. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent. Lightning risk is limited. $$ MEZ010-302000- Top of White Cap Mountain- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654`)... .TODAY...Summit in and out of clouds, then mostly cloudy late this morning and early afternoon, then summit obscured. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then summit in and out of clouds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then summit in and out of clouds. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-302000- Moosehead Lake- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...MOOSEHEAD LAKE... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning, then partly sunny. Isolated thunderstorms early this morning. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Highest waves 1 foot. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. Water temperature around 65 degrees Fahrenheit. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Highest waves 1 foot. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. Water temperature around 65 degrees Fahrenheit. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Highest waves 1 foot. Northwest winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 65 degrees Fahrenheit. $$ MEZ001-302000- Allagash Wilderness Waterway- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms this morning. Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Patchy fog this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk is significant. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-302000- St Croix River- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...ST CROIX RIVER... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy until late afternoon, then partly sunny. Patchy fog early this morning. Widespread showers until late afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers late. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is significant. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 40s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 30 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-302000- West Quoddy Head- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...WEST QUODDY HEAD... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy until late afternoon, then partly sunny. Areas of fog early this morning. Patchy fog late this morning and afternoon. Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. Water temperature around 54 degrees Fahrenheit. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows around 50. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 54 degrees Fahrenheit. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 54 degrees Fahrenheit. $$ MEZ004>006-010-011-031-302000- Upper Penobscot Watershed- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly sunny. Patchy fog early this morning. Widespread showers early this morning. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers late this morning and afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is significant. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. A slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$ MEZ011-015-016-031-302000- Lower Penobscot Watershed- 147 AM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly sunny. Patchy fog early this morning. Numerous showers this morning. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers this afternoon. Highs around 70. West winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk is significant. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Isolated showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$