FNUS51 KCAR 151825 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 224 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .DISCUSSION... Dry and windy today, then widespread precipitation is likely Friday into Saturday. There is a possibility of a rain/snow mix in northern zones Friday night into Saturday morning. Strong, gusty winds Friday night into Saturday as the system departs but RHs are expected to remain above 50%. MEZ101-160800- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 224 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type None Snow Showers Snow Showers Chance precip (%) 0 100 70 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 4 2 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 25 (-9) 51 (+5) 28 39 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 93 (+35) 100 43 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 9 G21 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 8 G20 SW 7 G21 NW 9 G23 Precip amount 0.00 0.48 0.11 0.00 Precip duration 10 5 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 8 AM Precip end Continuing 2 AM 11 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1650 6590 Transport wnd (kts) SE 19 NW 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 38260 138580 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 0 100 10 KBDI 201-300 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-160800- North Woods and St. John Valley- 224 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type None Snow Showers Snow Showers Chance precip (%) 0 100 70 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 4 2 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 25 (-10) 51 (+4) 28 41 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 93 (+35) 100 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 10 G25 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 9 G23 S 9 G23 NW 11 G23 Precip amount 0.00 0.47 0.12 0.00 Precip duration 10 4 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 8 AM Precip end Continuing 2 AM 11 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1690 6560 Transport wnd (kts) SE 18 NW 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 48050 146940 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 0 100 10 KBDI 201-300 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-160800- Eastern Aroostook- 224 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type None Snow Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 0 10070 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 3 3 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 24 (-13) 51 (+3) 30 44 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 93 (+37) 100 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 13 G27 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 11 G26 S 11 G29 NW 13 G27 Precip amount 0.00 0.40 0.12 0.00 Precip duration 8 4 0 Precip begin 8 AM Continuing 8 AM Precip end Continuing 1 AM 11 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1640 6260 Transport wnd (kts) SE 19 NW 20 Vent rate (kt-ft) 39050 133410 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 0 100 10 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-160800- Central Highlands- 224 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type None Frz Rain Showers Snow Showers Chance precip (%) 0 100 50 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 6 3 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 29 (-9) 53 (+4) 32 44 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+10) 85 (+31) 100 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 G18 NW 13 G32 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 10 G23 SW 7 G23 NW 12 G25 Precip amount 0.00 0.49 0.12 0.00 Precip duration 10 2 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 8 AM Precip end Continuing 12 AM 10 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1820 6680 Transport wnd (kts) S 20 NW 21 Vent rate (kt-ft) 50490 157640 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 0 100 10 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-160800- Central Maine North of Bangor- 224 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type None Rain Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 0 100 80 10 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 5 5 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 28 (-12) 55 (+3) 34 47 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+9) 88 (+38) 100 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 10 G23 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 9 G21 S 6 G20 NW 11 G25 Precip amount 0.00 0.33 0.10 0.00 Precip duration 8 4 0 Precip begin 7 AM Continuing 8 AM Precip end Continuing 2 AM 9 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1850 6800 Transport wnd (kts) S 18NW 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 39480 145490 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 0 100 10 KBDI 201-300 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-160800- Interior Downeast- 224 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type None Rain Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 0 90 80 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 3 10 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 31 (-11) 57 (+4) 38 49 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 91 (+40) 100 53 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 10 G25 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 9 G23 S 7 G21 NW 10 G23 Precip amount 0.00 0.26 0.12 0.00 Precip duration 8 5 0 Precip begin 9 AM Continuing 8 AM Precip end Continuing 2 AM 11 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2000 6420 Transport wnd (kts) S 19 NW 18 Vent rate (kt-ft) 43140 134760 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 0 100 20 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-160800- Coastal Downeast- 224 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type None Tstms Tstms Showers Chance precip (%) 0 90 90 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 4 13 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 32 (-11) 60 (+6) 38 52 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 83 (+34) 100 48 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 G21 NW 10 G25 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 12 G27 S 9 G26 NW 10 G23 Precip amount 0.00 0.28 0.16 0.01 Precip duration 8 6 1 Precip begin 9 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 11 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2240 6250 Transport wnd (kts) S 19 NW 18 Vent rate (kt-ft) 83400 127040 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 0 100 30 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-160800- Bangor Region- 224 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type None Rain Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 0 90 70 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 7 7 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 32 (-11) 58 (+4)37 48 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+14) 88 (+39) 100 42 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 6 G18 NW 13 G27 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 11 G23 SW 8 G23 NW 14 G26 Precip amount 0.00 0.32 0.09 0.00 Precip duration 8 3 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 8 AM Precip end Continuing 1 AM 10 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2040 6380 Transport wnd (kts) S 19 NW 20 Vent rate (kt-ft) 45340 136690 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 0 100 10 KBDI 201-300 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-160800- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 224 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type None Rain Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 0 100 80 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 8 10 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 33 (-11) 60 (+5) 37 52 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+10) 85 (+36) 100 45 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 7 G23 NW 13 G26 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 12 G27 SW 9 G26 NW 13 G25 Precip amount 0.00 0.37 0.13 0.00 Precip duration 8 5 1 Precip begin 7 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 11 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2480 6340 Transport wnd (kts) S 19 NW 20 Vent rate (kt-ft) 80110 133810 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 0 100 10 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal. $$