SXUS41 KCAR 161625 RECCAR Recreational Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 MEZ004-162000- Top of Mount Katahdin- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268')... .THIS AFTERNOON...Summit obscured. Snow early. Rain. Little or no snow accumulation. Windy with highs around 40. South winds 20 to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Wind chills around 12. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Summit obscured in the evening, then mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Strong winds and cold with lows in the mid 20s. West winds 30 to 50 mph shifting to the northwest 40 to 50 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent. Wind chills around 13 after midnight. No lightning risk. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny. Very windy and cooler with highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 30 to 45 mph decreasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Wind chills around 6 above. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ005-162000- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT... .THIS AFTERNOON...Cloudy, rain. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. No lightning risk. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 30s. Temperature falling into the mid 30s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ029-162000- Top of Cadillac Mountain- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532')... .THIS AFTERNOON...Summit obscured. Rain. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Summit obscured in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Rain likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ002-162000- Top of Deboullie Mountain- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981')... .THIS AFTERNOON...Summit obscured. Snow early. Rain. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Summit obscured. Rain likely in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Wind chills around 17 after midnight. No lightning risk. .SATURDAY...Summit in and out of clouds in the morning, then partly sunny. Cooler. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. Temperature falling into the upper 20s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ006-162000- Top of Mars Hill Mountain- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749')... .THIS AFTERNOON...Summit obscured. A slight chance of snow early. Rain. Little or no snow accumulation. Breezy with highs in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 15 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Summit obscured. Rain likely in the evening. Windy with lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph shifting to the northwest 25 to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent. Wind chills in the lower 20s. No lightning risk. .SATURDAY...Summit in and out of clouds in the morning, then mostly cloudy. Breezy, cooler. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. Temperature falling into the lower 30s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-162000- Top of White Cap Mountain- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654')... .THIS AFTERNOON...Summit obscured. Rain, breezy with highs in the mid 40s. South winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Wind chills around 19. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Summit obscured in the evening, then mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Strong winds with lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 25 to 45 mph increasing to northwest 40 to 50 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Wind chills around 14 after midnight. No lightning risk. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny. Isolated snow showers in the afternoon. Very windy and much cooler with highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 25 to 45 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chills around 11. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-162000- Moosehead Lake- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...MOOSEHEAD LAKE... .THIS AFTERNOON...Cloudy, rain. Highs around 50. South winds 10 to 25 mph. Highest waves around 4 feet. Chance of rain near 100 percent. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 55 degrees Fahrenheit. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Windy with lows in the lower 30s. Highest waves around 5 feet. Southwest winds 15 to 35 mph shifting to the northwest 20 to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 55 degrees Fahrenheit. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny. Breezy, cooler. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. Highest waves around 5 feet. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Wind chills in the lower 20s. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 55 degrees Fahrenheit. $$ MEZ001-162000- Allagash Wilderness Waterway- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...Cloudy, rain. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Wind chills around 17 after midnight. No lightning risk. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Isolated snow showers in the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chills around 19. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-162000- St Croix River- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...ST CROIX RIVER... .THIS AFTERNOON...Cloudy, rain. Near steady temperature around 40. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent. No lightning risk. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Temperature falling into the upper 30s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-162000- West Quoddy Head- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...WEST QUODDY HEAD... .THIS AFTERNOON...Cloudy, rain, breezy. Near steady temperature in the upper 40s. South winds 15 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 53 degrees Fahrenheit. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Rain in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to the west 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent. Lightning risk is limited. Water temperature around 53 degrees Fahrenheit. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 53 degrees Fahrenheit. $$ MEZ004>006-010-011-031-162000- Upper Penobscot Watershed- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .THIS AFTERNOON...Cloudy, rain. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. No lightning risk. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny. Isolated rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Cooler with highs around 40. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$ MEZ011-015-016-031-162000- Lower Penobscot Watershed- 1224 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .THIS AFTERNOON...Cloudy, rain. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. No lightning risk. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$