SXUS41 KCAR 191839 RECCAR Recreational Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME Issued by National Weather Service Burlington VT 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 MEZ004-200845- Top of Mount Katahdin- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268')... .THIS AFTERNOON...Summit in and out of clouds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail. Breezy. Near steady temperature around 60. West winds 25 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .TONIGHT...Summit in and out of clouds in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Near steady temperature in the upper 50s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then summit in and out of clouds. Very windy with highs in the mid 60s. Temperature falling to around 60 in the afternoon. West winds 25 to 40 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ005-200845- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT... .THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail. Warmer. Near steady temperature in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Not as cool with lows around 60. West winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 10 to 25 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ029-200845- Top of Cadillac Mountain- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532')... .THIS AFTERNOON...Partly sunny. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail late. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Warmer with highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ002-200845- Top of Deboullie Mountain- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981')... .THIS AFTERNOON...Summit obscured. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail. Near steady temperature around 60. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Summit obscured in the evening, then summit in and out of clouds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Temperature rising into the upper 50s after midnight. Southwest winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent. No lightning risk. .WEDNESDAY...Summit obscured in the morning, then summit in and out of clouds. Isolated showers. Warmer with highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ006-200845- Top of Mars Hill Mountain- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749')... .THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. Isolated thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail late. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Lightning risk is limited. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then summit in and out of clouds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent. No lightning risk. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny. Breezy and much warmer with highs around 80. West winds 15 to 30 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-200845- Top of White Cap Mountain- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654')... .THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail. Not as cool. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .TONIGHT...Summit in and out of clouds in the evening, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Windy with highs around 70. West winds 20 to 35 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-200845- Moosehead Lake- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...MOOSEHEAD LAKE... .THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy early, then partly sunny. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail. Much warmer. Near steady temperature in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Highest waves 1 foot. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. Water temperature around 48 degrees Fahrenheit. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. Highest waves 1 foot. West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest up to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. Water temperature around 48 degrees Fahrenheit. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Highest waves around 3 feet. West winds 10 to 25 mph. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 48 degrees Fahrenheit. $$ MEZ001-200845- Allagash Wilderness Waterway- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Isolated showers. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. No lightning risk. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Isolated showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Temperature falling into the lower 70s in the afternoon. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-200845- St Croix River- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...ST CROIX RIVER... .THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers early, then numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail late. Much warmer with highs in the lower 80s. Temperature falling into the upper 70s late. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-200845- West Quoddy Head- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...WEST QUODDY HEAD... .THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers early, then numerous showers late. Near steady temperature in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Lightning risk is limited. Water temperature around 41 degrees Fahrenheit. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is limited. Water temperature around 41 degrees Fahrenheit. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. No lightning risk. Water temperature around 41 degrees Fahrenheit. $$ MEZ004>006-010-011-031-200845- Upper Penobscot Watershed- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail. Much warmer. Near steady temperature around 80. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. West winds up to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 25 mph. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$ MEZ011-015-016-031-200845- Lower Penobscot Watershed- 239 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy early, then partly sunny. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail. Much warmer. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds up to 15 mph becoming up to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning risk is elevated. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 25 mph. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$