FNUS51 KCAR 230628 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 228 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .DISCUSSION... Scattered to numerous showers today with the best chance of wetting rains along and east of I-95. Unsettled weather continues throughout the week. Chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon especially across the northern 1/2 of the state. MEZ101-232015- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 228 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 30 30 70 Chance of Thunder (%) 9 19(LTD) 35(ELEV) Temp (24h trend) 69 (-6) 58 (+4) 73 RH % (24h trend) 79 (+39) 100 (+1) 60 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.03 0.03 0.16 Precip duration 3 2 4 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2020 4140 Transport wnd (kts) SE 10 SW 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 29470 50680 Dispersion Marginal Good CWR 10 10 90 KBDI N/A N/A N/A Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-232015- North Woods and St. John Valley- 228 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 30 30 50 Chance of Thunder (%) 9 15(LTD) 34(ELEV) Temp (24h trend) 70 (-6) 58 (+3) 76 RH % (24h trend) 81 (+40) 100 (+1) 53 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var S 5 Precip amount 0.06 0.03 0.06 Precip duration 4 2 2 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1940 5200 Transport wnd (kts) SE 11 S 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 26600 92460 Dispersion Marginal Very Good CWR 20 20 40 KBDI N/A N/A N/A Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-232015- Eastern Aroostook- 228 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Showers Tstms Chance precip (%) 60 50 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 10 11 29(ELEV) Temp (24h trend) 70 (-7) 59 (+3) 77 RH % (24h trend) 82 (+42) 99 (+1) 57 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) E 5 S 5 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 6 Lgt/Var S 7 G18 Precip amount 0.08 0.04 0.01 Precip duration 4 2 2 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing ContinuingMixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1890 4430 Transport wnd (kts) SE 11 S 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 25190 83580 Dispersion Marginal Very Good CWR 30 30 10 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-232015- Central Highlands- 228 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 30 30 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 11 16(LTD) 21(LTD) Temp (24h trend) 70 (-5) 59 (+2) 78 RH % (24h trend) 82 (+36) 100 (+2) 50 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var S 7 Precip amount 0.06 0.03 0.04 Precip duration 5 2 1 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1900 5430 Transport wnd (kts) SE 9 S 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 23210 103440 Dispersion Marginal Very Good CWR 30 30 20 KBDI N/A N/A N/A Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-232015- Central Maine North of Bangor- 228 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Showers Tstms Chance precip (%) 60 40 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 11 12 15(LTD) Temp (24h trend) 72 (-6) 61 (+3) 78 RH % (24h trend) 82 (+39) 99 (+2) 50 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 7 G18 Precip amount 0.12 0.06 0.01 Precip duration 4 2 1 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 5 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1970 6140 Transport wnd (kts) SE 9 S 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 21660 105550 Dispersion Marginal Very Good CWR 80 80 10 KBDI N/A N/A N/A Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-232015- Interior Downeast- 228 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 60 40 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 11 15(LTD) 19(LTD) Temp (24h trend) 70 (-5) 59 (0) 77 RH % (24h trend) 87 (+40) 100 (+2) 60 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var S 7 G18 Precip amount 0.17 0.07 0.00 Precip duration 5 2 1 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 11 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1580 4720 Transport wnd (kts) SE 9 S 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 16440 93840 Dispersion Poor Very Good CWR 90 90 KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-232015- Coastal Downeast- 228 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 70 40 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 11 17(LTD) 19(LTD) Temp (24h trend) 69 (-5) 58 (-1) 75 RH % (24h trend) 87 (+33) 100 (+2) 73 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6 G17 Precip amount 0.20 0.08 0.01 Precip duration 6 2 1 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 11 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1040 2470 Transport wnd (kts) SE 8 S 11 Vent rate (kt-ft) 13170 68480 Dispersion Poor Good CWR 90 90 10 KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-232015- Bangor Region- 228 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Tstms Showers Chance precip (%) 60 30 10 Chance of Thunder (%) 11 15(LTD) 10 Temp (24h trend) 74 (-4) 61 (+2) 80 RH % (24h trend) 81 (+37) 99 (+2) 46 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var S 9 G21 Precip amount 0.11 0.05 0.00 Precip duration 3 2 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2140 6830 Transport wnd (kts) SE 8 S 16 Vent rate (kt-ft) 19760 116480 Dispersion Poor Very Good CWR 60 60 KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-232015- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 228 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 70 30 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 9 12 10 Temp (24h trend) 71 (-4) 61 (+1) 77 RH % (24h trend) 85 (+36) 100 (+1) 64 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var S 8 G20 Precip amount 0.20 0.07 0.00 Precip duration 3 2 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1480 3300Transport wnd (kts) SE 8 S 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 15980 79110 Dispersion Poor Good CWR 90 90 10 KBDI N/A N/A N/A Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 10 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal. $$