FNUS51 KCAR 160646 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 246 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .DISCUSSION... Widespread precipitation is likely into Saturday. There is a possibility of a rain/snow mix in northern zones early Friday and again Friday night into Saturday morning. Strong, gusty winds Friday night into Saturday as the system departs but RHs are expected to remain above 50%. MEZ101-162015- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 246 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Snow Rain Snow Chance precip (%) 100 80 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 3 3 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 49 (+1) 27 (-1) 34 RH % (24h trend) 86 (+39) 100 (0) 45 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 9 G21 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 7 G18 SW 6 G18 NW 9 G21 Precip amount 0.52 0.16 0.00 Precip duration 10 4 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 2 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1510 7150 Transport wnd (kts) SE 17 NW 20 Vent rate (kt-ft) 29300 147570 Dispersion Marginal Excellent CWR 100 100 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-162015- North Woods and St. John Valley- 246 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Snow Rain Snow Chance precip (%) 100 80 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 3 3 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 49 (0) 27 (-1) 37 RH % (24h trend) 86 (+40) 100 (0) 45 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 11 G23 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 8 G20 S 8 G21 NW 11 G23 Precip amount 0.47 0.16 0.00 Precip duration 10 3 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 2 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1600 7190 Transport wnd (kts) SE 17 NW 20 Vent rate (kt-ft) 38480 153780 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 100 100 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-162015- Eastern Aroostook- 246 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Snow Rain None Chance precip (%) 100 80 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 3 3 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 49 (-3) 29 (+2) 40 RH % (24h trend) 86 (+42) 100 (0) 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 12 G26 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 11 G26 S 10 G26 NW 13 G26 Precip amount 0.39 0.16 0.00 Precip duration 9 3 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip endContinuing 2 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1710 7070 Transport wnd (kts) SE 17 NW 20 Vent rate (kt-ft) 40590 149790 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 100 100 0 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-162015- Central Highlands- 246 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Showers Rain Chance precip (%) 100 80 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 5 5 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 53 (+2) 31 (-1) 40 RH % (24h trend) 79 (+31) 100 (+2) 43 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 G18 NW 13 G32 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 10 G23 S 8 G27 NW 12 G26 Precip amount 0.51 0.14 0.00 Precip duration 11 2 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 11 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1650 7020 Transport wnd (kts) S 19 NW 21 Vent rate (kt-ft) 45770 166780 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 100 100 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-162015- Central Maine North of Bangor- 246 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Snow Rain None Chance precip (%) 90 90 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 9 9 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 53 (-1) 33 (+1) 43 RH % (24h trend) 83 (+39) 100 (+2) 43 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 10 G23 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G21 S 7 G20 NW 10 G23 Precip amount 0.35 0.19 0.00 Precip duration 9 4 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 2 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1680 7100 Transport wnd (kts) S 17 NW 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 34790 146500 Dispersion Marginal Excellent CWR 100 100 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-162015- Interior Downeast- 246 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Rain Rain Rain Chance precip (%) 90 100 10 Chance of Thunder (%) 12 12 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 56 (+1) 37 (+3) 46 RH % (24h trend) 81 (+36) 100 (+1) 50 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 10 G25 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G23 S 8 G21 NW 10 G23 Precip amount 0.28 0.22 0.00 Precip duration 8 5 0 Precip begin 8 AM Continuing 8 AM Precip end Continuing 2 AM 3 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1930 7120 Transport wnd (kts) S 17 NW 18 Vent rate (kt-ft) 45380 140040 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 100 100 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-162015- Coastal Downeast- 246 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Rain Rain Rain Chance precip (%) 90 90 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 14 14 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 57 (+1) 37 (+1) 47 RH % (24h trend) 77 (+34) 100 (+6) 48 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 10 G25 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 12 G28 S 9 G27 NW 10 G23 Precip amount 0.28 0.24 0.00 Precip duration 8 6 0 Precip begin 8 AM Continuing 7 AM Precip end Continuing 2 AM 11 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2070 7170 Transport wnd (kts) S 20 NW 17 Vent rate (kt-ft) 59840 133240 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 100 100 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-162015- Bangor Region- 246 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Rain Rain None Chance precip (%) 90 90 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 12 12 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 57 (+1) 36 (+1) 44 RH % (24h trend) 79 (+37) 100 (0) 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 G18 NW 13 G27 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 11 G23 S 9 G23 NW 13 G26 Precip amount 0.33 0.14 0.00 Precip duration 10 4 Precip begin 7 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 2 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2080 6920 Transport wnd (kts) S 19 NW 20 Vent rate (kt-ft) 48660 145380 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 100 100 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-162015- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 246 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Rain Rain Rain Chance precip (%) 90 90 10 Chance of Thunder (%) 15(LTD) 15(LTD) 0(None) Temp (24h trend) 60 (+4) 36 (-3) 47 RH % (24h trend) 77 (+34) 100 (+3) 46 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 7 G23 NW 12 G26 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 13 G29 SW 10 G26 NW 13 G26 Precip amount 0.34 0.20 0.00 Precip duration 10 5 0 Precip begin 7 AM Continuing 7 AM Precip end Continuing 2 AM 8 AM Mixinghgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2350 6630 Transport wnd (kts) S 21 NW 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 65230 134240 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 100 100 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal. $$