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Recreation Forecast for New Hampshire and western Maine
National Weather Service Gray ME
1045 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

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Lake Winnipesaukee in Central New Hampshire-
1045 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

...Recreation forecast for Lake Winnipesaukee...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 mph increasing to west
around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon. Waves around
2 feet. Mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers late this morning, then showers likely this afternoon. Hazy.
Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail.
Highs in the lower 80s. Temperature falling into the upper 70s this
afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. Lightning threat is moderate,
which implies that thunderstorms are possible. Water temperature
73 degrees.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the
evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to around 1 foot after
midnight. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lightning threat is low, which implies that there is
little chance of thunderstorms. Water temperature 73 degrees.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph. Waves around 2 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
Thunderstorms are not forecast for this period. Water temperature
73 degrees.

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Sebago Lake in Southern Maine-
1045 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

...Recreation forecast for Sebago Lake...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Waves around 2 feet.
Partly sunny. Hazy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and
large hail. Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature falling into the upper
70s this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. Lightning threat is
moderate, which implies that thunderstorms are possible. Water
temperature 74 degrees.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the
evening. Waves around 2 feet. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
30 percent. Lightning threat is low, which implies that there is
little chance of thunderstorms. Water temperature 74 degrees.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Northwest winds around 10 mph. Waves around
2 feet. Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Thunderstorms are not
forecast for this period. Water temperature 74 degrees.

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Recreation Report for New Hampshire and western Maine
National Weather Service Gray ME
1045 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

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Elevations From 2500 Feet to 4000 Feet in Northern New Hampshire and
the Western Maine Mountains-
1045 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

...Recreation forecast for elevations between 2500 and 4000 feet in
northern New Hampshire and the western Maine mountains...

.REST OF TODAY...Summits obscured. Haze. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds
and large hail. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Summits obscured. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small
hail, and heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows around 50. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Summits obscured. Highs in the lower 60s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

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Summits Above 4000 Feet in Northern New Hampshire and Western Maine-
1045 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

...Recreation forecast for summits above 4000 feet in northern New
Hampshire and western Maine...

.REST OF TODAY...Summits obscured. Haze. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms
may be severe with damaging winds and large hail. Some thunderstorms
may be severe with damaging winds and large hail. Highs in the upper
60s...except in the lower 60s at elevations above 5000 feet. West
winds around 15 mph increasing to around 30 mph this afternoon.
Gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Summits obscured. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small
hail, and heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s...
except in the lower 40s at elevations above 5000 feet. Northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Summits obscured. Highs in the upper 50s...
except in the lower 50s at elevations above 5000 feet. Northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

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Summits of Mount Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock Mountain-
1045 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

...Recreation forecast for summits of Mount Monadnock and North Pack
Monadnock mountain...

.REST OF TODAY...Summits in and out of clouds late this morning,
then becoming cloudy. Haze. A chance of showers late this morning. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely this afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail.
Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the
mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

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Islands of Casco Bay Maine-
1045 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

...Forecast for the Islands of Casco Bay Maine...

.REST OF TODAY...Partly sunny late this morning, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Haze. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and
large hail this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 60. Northwest winds around 10 mph in the evening
becoming light and variable.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest
winds up to 10 mph.

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Islands and Necks of the Mid Coast of Maine-
1045 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

...Forecast for the Islands and Necks of the Mid Coast of Maine...

.REST OF TODAY...Partly sunny late this morning, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Haze. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds
and large hail. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds
becoming south around 10 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Visibility
one quarter mile or less at times after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s. Light and variable winds.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and
variable winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.

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Islands of Penobscot Bay Maine-
1045 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

...Forecast for the Islands of Penobscot Bay Maine...

.REST OF TODAY...Partly sunny late this morning, then becoming
cloudy. Haze. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and
large hail. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds
becoming south around 10 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Areas
of fog in the evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight with
visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Lows in the upper 50s.
Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest
winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

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Offshore Islands of Monhegan, Matinicus and Criehaven-
1045 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

...Forecast for the Offshore Islands of Monhegan, Matinicus and
Criehaven...

.REST OF TODAY...Partly sunny late this morning, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Haze with patchy fog. A slight chance of showers this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds becoming
south around 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Areas
of fog. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after midnight.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds
up to 10 mph.

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