Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
271 SXUS41 KCAR 042038 RECCAR Recreational Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 MEZ004-051045- Top of Mount Katahdin- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268`)... .TONIGHT...Cloudy this evening, then summit in and out of clouds. A chance of snow early this evening, then snow likely late this evening. Snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow late this evening and overnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Very windy and cold with lows around 11. Temperature rising to around 20 after midnight. South winds 20 to 35 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chills around 8 below. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Summit obscured in the morning, then summit in and out of clouds. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Additional snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches. Very windy and not as cool with highs in the lower 20s. Temperature falling to around 18 in the afternoon. South winds 20 to 40 mph becoming southwest 10 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chills around 2 above. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ005-051045- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow early this evening, then snow late this evening and overnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Not as cool with lows in the lower 20s. Temperature rising to around 30 after midnight. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Snow. Additional snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the south up to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ029-051045- Top of Cadillac Mountain- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532`)... .TONIGHT...Cloudy until early morning, then summit in and out of clouds. A chance of snow this evening. Snow likely after midnight. Rain after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Breezy and not as cool with lows in the lower 30s. Temperature rising into the upper 30s after midnight. South winds 10 to 25 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Summit obscured. Rain. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Breezy with highs in the lower 40s. Temperature falling into the mid 30s in the afternoon. Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ002-051045- Top of Deboullie Mountain- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981`)... .TONIGHT...Cloudy early this evening, then summit in and out of clouds. A slight chance of snow early this evening, then a chance of snow late this evening. Snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow late. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Not as cool with lows around 19. Temperature rising into the lower 20s after midnight. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chills around 6 above. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Summit in and out of clouds in the morning, then summit obscured. Snow. Additional snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Highs around 30. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chills around 15. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ006-051045- Top of Mars Hill Mountain- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749`)... .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy early this evening, then summit in and out of clouds. A slight chance of snow early this evening, then a chance of snow late this evening. Snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Windy and not as cool with lows around 19. Temperature rising into the upper 20s after midnight. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 20 to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 90 percent. Wind chills around 6 above. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Summit obscured. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Snow. Additional snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Windy. Near steady temperature around 30. Southeast winds 20 to 35 mph becoming south 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chills around 16. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-051045- Top of White Cap Mountain- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654`)... .TONIGHT...Cloudy this evening, then summit in and out of clouds. A chance of snow early this evening, then snow late this evening and overnight. Patchy blowing snow late this evening and overnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches. Windy with lows around 16. Temperature rising into the mid 20s after midnight. South winds 15 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chills around zero. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Summit obscured in the morning, then summit in and out of clouds. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Snow. Additional snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Brisk. Near steady temperature in the lower 20s. Temperature falling into the lower 20s in the afternoon. South winds 10 to 30 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chills around 8 above. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-051045- Moosehead Lake- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...MOOSEHEAD LAKE... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of snow early this evening, then snow late this evening and overnight. Patchy blowing snow late this evening and overnight. Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Lows in the mid 20s. Temperature rising into the lower 30s after midnight. Southeast winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chills around 11. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Cloudy, snow. Additional snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ001-051045- Allagash Wilderness Waterway- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow early this evening, then a chance of snow late this evening. Snow after midnight. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Not as cool with lows in the lower 20s. Temperature rising into the mid 20s after midnight. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Cloudy, snow. Additional snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling into the upper 20s in the afternoon. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-051045- St Croix River- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...ST CROIX RIVER... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of snow this evening, then snow with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Snow accumulation around an inch. Not as cool with lows in the lower 20s. Temperature rising into the mid 30s after midnight. Southeast winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Cloudy. Snow in the morning. Rain. Little or no additional snow accumulation. Not as cool with highs around 40. Temperature falling into the mid 30s in the afternoon. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-051045- West Quoddy Head- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...WEST QUODDY HEAD... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow early this evening, then snow likely with a slight chance of rain late this evening. Rain after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Breezy and not as cool with lows in the mid 30s. Temperature rising into the lower 40s after midnight. South winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 15 to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Cloudy, rain. Rain may be heavy at times in the morning. Breezy and not as cool with highs in the upper 40s. Temperature falling to around 40 in the afternoon. Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ004>006-010-011-031-051045- Upper Penobscot Watershed- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of snow this evening, then snow with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Patchy blowing snow late. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Not as cool with lows in the lower 20s. Temperature rising into the lower 30s after midnight. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Cloudy. Snow and rain, mainly in the morning. Additional snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$ MEZ011-015-016-031-051045- Lower Penobscot Watershed- 338 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 ...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of snow this evening, then rain and snow after midnight. Snow accumulation around an inch. Not as cool with lows in the mid 20s. Temperature rising into the mid 30s after midnight. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Cloudy. Snow in the morning. Rain. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Additional snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs in the upper 30s. Temperature falling into the mid 30s in the afternoon. South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$