Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
307 SXUS41 KCAR 120547 RECCAR Recreational Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 MEZ004-122100- Top of Mount Katahdin- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268`)... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning, then partly sunny. Windy with highs around 15. North winds 25 to 35 mph. Wind chills around 12 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear and very windy. Cold. Near steady temperature around 8 above. North winds 30 to 40 mph. Wind chills around 17 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny, windy with highs around 15. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph. Wind chills around 18 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ005-122100- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning, then partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 8 above. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows around 10 above. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 2 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 5 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ029-122100- Top of Cadillac Mountain- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532`)... .TODAY...Summit in and out of clouds, then mostly cloudy late this morning, then partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 5 above. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear, brisk with lows around 15. North winds 20 to 30 mph. Wind chills around 1 above. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 30. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 2 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ002-122100- Top of Deboullie Mountain- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981`)... .TODAY...Summit in and out of clouds, then partly sunny early this afternoon, then sunny. Highs around 20. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 2 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear, colder with lows around 2 above. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 11 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 14 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ006-122100- Top of Mars Hill Mountain- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749`)... .TODAY...Summit in and out of clouds until late afternoon, then partly sunny. Brisk with highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Wind chills around 1 above. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then summit in and out of clouds. Windy, colder with lows around 7 above. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph. Wind chills around 11 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny, brisk with highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Wind chills around 14 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-122100- Top of White Cap Mountain- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654`)... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy, then partly sunny late this morning, then mostly cloudy, then partly sunny late. Very windy with highs around 19. Northwest winds 25 to 40 mph. Wind chills around 6 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear and very windy. Cold with lows around 5 above. Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph. Wind chills around 17 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny, windy with highs around 17. Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph. Wind chills around 18 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-122100- Moosehead Lake- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...MOOSEHEAD LAKE... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning, then partly sunny. Patchy blowing snow late this morning and afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 4 above. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy blowing snow in the evening. Colder with lows around 5 above. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 9 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 11 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ001-122100- Allagash Wilderness Waterway- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy, then partly sunny late this morning and early afternoon, then sunny. Patchy blowing snow late this morning and afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 3 above. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear, colder with lows around 1 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 6 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 11 below in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-122100- St Croix River- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...ST CROIX RIVER... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning, then partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 12. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 3 above. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around zero in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-122100- West Quoddy Head- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...WEST QUODDY HEAD... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning, then partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 19. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 9 above. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 30. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 5 above in the morning. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ004>006-010-011-031-122100- Upper Penobscot Watershed- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 30. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 8 above. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows around 10 above. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 1 below. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 5 below in the morning. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$ MEZ011-015-016-031-122100- Lower Penobscot Watershed- 1247 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 ...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 11. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows around 11. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 2 above. No lightning risk. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 2 below in the morning. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$