FNUS51 KCAR 191836 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME Issued by National Weather Service Burlington VT 236 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 .DISCUSSION... Rounds of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and Wednesday. Dewpoints this afternoon will be high, in the 50s and 60s, and winds will be light from the west. Some lightning, gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rains are possible in strong storms this afternoon into evening. Wednesday could also have some showers, mainly in the morning. Any thunderstorm potential in the afternoon will be most likely in the Downeast region. Low RHs this afternoon in the 40-70 percent range throughout northern and eastern Maine. Lower RHs are expected on Wednesday, around 30-50 percent. Thursday is looking even drier, with RHs bottoming out around 25-45%. MEZ101-200815- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 236 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Showers None None Chance precip (%) 30 30 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 12 5 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 55 (+4) 76 (+6) 32 53 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+15) 37 (-29) 67 27 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 10 G23 NW 8 G18 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 12 G26 NW 10 G25 NW 9 G20 Precip amount 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 2 3 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 2 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5710 7870 Transport wnd (kts) W 28 NW 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 168610 154960 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-200815- North Woods and St. John Valley- 236 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Showers None None Chance precip (%) 30 20 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 13 3 0(None) 0 Temp (24h trend) 55 (+5) 80 (+9) 32 55 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+21) 34 (-27) 65 27 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 9 G23 NW 9 G21 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 12 G25 NW 10 G23 NW 9 G21 Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 2 1 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 2 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6040 7910 Transport wnd (kts) W 29 NW 20 Vent rate (kt-ft) 189690 165390 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 10 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-200815- Eastern Aroostook- 236 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Showers None None Chance precip (%) 50 10 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 20(LTD) 5 0(None) 0 Temp (24h trend) 55 (+5) 83 (+12) 35 56 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+33) 33 (-19) 59 27 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 9 G25 NW 11 G26 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 13 G27 NW 12 G26 NW 11 G25 Precip amount 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 2 0 Precip begin 6 PM 11 AM Precip end 4 AM 2 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6490 7800 Transport wnd (kts) W 28 NW 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 193430 159390 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 20 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-200815- Central Highlands- 236 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms None None None Chance precip (%) 40 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 23(LTD) 3 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 58 (+10) 83 (+3) 35 57 RH % (24h trend) 94 (+14) 34 (-14) 62 29 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 8 G23 NW 11 G25 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 13 G27 NW 12 G29 NW 11 G23 Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 Precip begin 6 PM Precip end 9 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6050 7280 Transport wnd (kts) W 28 NW 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 182760 187340 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 20 0 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-200815- Central Maine North of Bangor- 236 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms None None None Chance precip (%) 50 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 29(ELEV) 4 0(None) 0 Temp (24h trend) 61 (+14) 87 (+5) 41 60 RH % (24h trend) 95 (+16) 33 (-12) 58 26 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 6 G20 NW 8 G18 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 11 G23 NW 9 G23 NW 8 G20 Precip amount 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 Precip begin 6 PM Precip end 11 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6630 7740 Transport wnd (kts) W 25 NW 18 Vent rate (kt-ft) 186840 147250 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 40 0 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-200815- Interior Downeast- 236 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Showers Showers None None Chance precip (%) 50 10 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 22(LTD) 5 0(None) 0 Temp (24h trend) 60 (+13) 89 (+5) 45 63 RH % (24h trend) 92 (+3) 38 (-7) 58 28 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 G20 NW 7 G18 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 10 G23 NW 9 G23 NW 8 G18 Precip amount 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 0 Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM Precip end 11 PM 5 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5930 7460 Transport wnd (kts) W 23 NW 17 Vent rate (kt-ft) 150800 137480 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 30 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-200815- Coastal Downeast- 236 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Showers Showers None None Chance precip (%) 50 20 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 20(LTD) 6 0(None) 0 Temp (24h trend) 55 (+8) 87 (+14) 47 65 RH % (24h trend) 99 (+3) 43 (-13) 62 28 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 G18 NW 6 G18 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 8 G21 NW 6 G20 NW 6 G17 Precip amount 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 0 Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM Precip end 11 PM 5 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4660 7440 Transport wnd (kts) W 19 NW 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 141620 129260 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 30 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-200815- Bangor Region- 236 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Showers None None Chance precip (%) 40 10 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 19(LTD) 6 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 63 (+16) 87 (+1) 43 61 RH % (24h trend) 88 (+1) 32 (-11) 56 28 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 7 G21 NW 10 G23 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 12 G25 NW 11 G25 NW 10 G21 Precip amount 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 1 Precip begin 6 PM 11 AM Precip end 9 PM 5 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6290 6980 Transport wnd (kts) W 25 NW 18 Vent rate (kt-ft) 162760 134280 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 90 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-200815- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 236 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Showers None None Chance precip (%) 40 20 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 19(LTD) 8 0(None) 0 Temp (24h trend) 57 (+10) 89 (+13) 45 66 RH % (24h trend) 96 (+1) 39 (-15) 60 27 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 6 G21 NW 9 G21 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 10 G23 NW 9 G23 NW 9 G18 Precip amount 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 0 Precip begin 6 PM 11 AM Precip end 9 PM 4 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5430 6990 Transport wnd (kts) W 19 NW 16 Vent rate (kt-ft) 131880 125310 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 30 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal. $$