Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
674 SXUS41 KCAR 210632 RECCAR Recreational Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 MEZ004-212000- Top of Mount Katahdin- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268`)... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy and very windy. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph increasing to south 25 to 40 mph this afternoon. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Strong winds. Near steady temperature in the lower 50s. South winds 40 to 50 mph decreasing to 25 to 45 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .WEDNESDAY...Summit in and out of clouds in the morning, then mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the mid 50s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is significant. $$ MEZ005-212000- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT... .TODAY...Partly sunny early this morning, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is significant. $$ MEZ029-212000- Top of Cadillac Mountain- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532`)... .TODAY...Partly sunny early this morning, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Cloudy in the evening, then summit obscured. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Lightning risk is significant. .WEDNESDAY...Summit obscured. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is limited. $$ MEZ002-212000- Top of Deboullie Mountain- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981`)... .TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then summit obscured. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .WEDNESDAY...Summit obscured. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is significant. $$ MEZ006-212000- Top of Mars Hill Mountain- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749`)... .TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 25 mph. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then summit obscured. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Windy with lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .WEDNESDAY...Summit obscured. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. $$ MEZ010-212000- Top of White Cap Mountain- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654`)... .TODAY...Partly sunny early this morning, then mostly cloudy. Windy with highs in the mid 60s. South winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 20 to 35 mph this afternoon. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Very windy with lows in the mid 50s. South winds 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .WEDNESDAY...Summit obscured in the morning, then cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. $$ MEZ010-212000- Moosehead Lake- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...MOOSEHEAD LAKE... .TODAY...Partly sunny early this morning, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 25 mph. Highest waves around 3 feet. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 67 degrees Fahrenheit. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Highest waves around 3 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Lightning risk is limited. Water temperature around 67 degrees Fahrenheit. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Highest waves 1 foot. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is significant. Water temperature around 67 degrees Fahrenheit. $$ MEZ001-212000- Allagash Wilderness Waterway- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY... .TODAY...Partly sunny early this morning, then mostly cloudy. Highs around 80. South winds up to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Cloudy, showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Lightning risk is significant. $$ MEZ030-212000- St Croix River- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...ST CROIX RIVER... .TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds up to 15 mph. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. $$ MEZ030-212000- West Quoddy Head- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...WEST QUODDY HEAD... .TODAY...Partly sunny early this morning, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. Water temperature around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the upper 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. Water temperature around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. $$ MEZ004>006-010-011-031-212000- Upper Penobscot Watershed- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Partly sunny early this morning, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds up to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk is significant. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$ MEZ011-015-016-031-212000- Lower Penobscot Watershed- 232 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Partly sunny early this morning, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Temperature rising into the mid 60s after midnight. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$