FNUS51 KCAR 181317 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 917 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 .DISCUSSION... Ontario wildfire smoke works back into the region this morning lasting into tonight. A wetting rain is expected this weekend with showers and possibly a thunderstorm or two late today through Sunday. Dry Monday with RH in the 30 to 40% range. Another wetting rain event likely Tuesday night into Wednesday. MEZ101-182015- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 917 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 90 100 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 30(ELEV) 30(ELEV) 13 Temp (24h trend) 71 (-1) 49 (-1) 68 RH % (24h trend) 46 (+14) 100 (+15) 45 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 9 G21 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var NW 10 G21 Precip amount 0.21 0.46 0.02 Precip duration 5 10 2 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2760 5450 Transport wnd (kts) S 12 NW 18 Vent rate (kt-ft) 47140 110360 Dispersion Fair Very Good CWR 80 90 10 KBDI N/A N/A N/A Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ102-182015- North Woods and St. John Valley- 917 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 80 100 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 26(ELEV) 30(ELEV) 13 Temp (24h trend) 73 (0) 50 (-1) 70 RH % (24h trend) 45 (+11) 100 (+16) 47 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 10 G23 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var NW 11 G23 Precip amount 0.13 0.41 0.02 Precip duration 4 9 2 Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 6 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3800 5690 Transport wnd (kts) S 13 NW 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 68170 135190 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 70 90 10 KBDI N/A N/A N/A Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ103-182015- Eastern Aroostook- 917 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 70 90 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 20(LTD) 32(ELEV) 15(LTD) Temp (24h trend) 74 (0) 54 (+3) 71 RH % (24h trend) 42 (+7) 100 (+16) 46 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 11 G26 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G18 S 9 G23 NW 13 G27 Precip amount 0.07 0.41 0.02 Precip duration 3 9 1 Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 4 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4400 5790 Transport wnd (kts) SW 15 NW 21 Vent rate (kt-ft) 73250 140190 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 50 90 10 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ105-182015- Central Highlands- 917 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers Chance precip (%) 60 80 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 26(ELEV) 31(ELEV) 6 Temp (24h trend) 74 (+1) 55 (+4) 72 RH % (24h trend) 46 (+7) 100 (+12) 46 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 13 G27 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G17 S 7 G20 NW 13 G26 Precip amount 0.08 0.26 0.00 Precip duration 4 8 Precip begin 7 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 5 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3620 6360 Transport wnd (kts) S 17 NW 22 Vent rate (kt-ft) 70270 166900 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 40 80 KBDI N/A N/A N/A Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ106-182015- Central Maine North of Bangor- 917 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 50 90 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 21(LTD) 33(ELEV) 5 Temp (24h trend) 76 (0) 57 (+6) 75 RH % (24h trend) 40 (+2) 100 (+10) 46 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 10 G23 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G20 S 9 G23 NW 11 G25 Precip amount 0.05 0.27 0.00 Precip duration 2 7 Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 5 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4330 6350 Transport wnd (kts) S 17 NW 21 Vent rate (kt-ft) 88410 167570 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 30 80 0 KBDI N/A N/A N/A Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ108-182015- Interior Downeast- 917 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Precip type Showers Tstms None Chance precip (%) 40 90 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 13 33(ELEV) 5 Temp (24h trend) 76 (0) 56 (+2) 77 RH % (24h trend) 45 (+4) 100 (+17) 48 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 10 G25 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G21 S 11 G25 NW 11 G23 Precip amount 0.03 0.31 0.00 Precip duration 2 8 Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Precip endContinuing 5 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3730 6850 Transport wnd (kts) S 14 NW 20 Vent rate (kt-ft) 68030 149860 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 20 90 0 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...Moderate. $$ MEZ112-182015- Coastal Downeast- 917 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Precip type Showers Tstms None Chance precip (%) 30 90 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 12 34(ELEV) 5 Temp (24h trend) 77 (-2) 55 (-1) 81 RH % (24h trend) 47 (+9) 100 (+22) 40 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 9 G23 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G21 S 11 G26 NW 10 G23 Precip amount 0.03 0.37 0.00 Precip duration 1 8 Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 5 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2370 7140 Transport wnd (kts) S 12 NW 18 Vent rate (kt-ft) 56630 149710 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 10 90 0 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...Moderate. $$ MEZ113-182015- Bangor Region- 917 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 40 80 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 21(LTD) 31(ELEV) 1 Temp (24h trend) 77 (0) 60 (+7) 76 RH % (24h trend) 45 (+8) 100 (+14) 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 13 G26 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G23 S 13 G27 NW 14 G26 Precip amount 0.06 0.11 0.00 Precip duration 2 6 Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 2 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3900 6980 Transport wnd (kts) S 18 NW 22 Vent rate (kt-ft) 76210 170040 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 30 40 0 KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ114-182015- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 917 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 40 80 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 19(LTD) 34(ELEV) 1 Temp (24h trend) 79 (-1) 60 (+5) 83 RH % (24h trend) 49 (+12) 100 (+20) 40 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 11 G25 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G25 S 14 G29 NW 12 G23 Precip amount 0.07 0.18 0.00 Precip duration 1 6 Precip begin 2 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 2 AMMixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2290 7450 Transport wnd (kts) S 14 NW 20 Vent rate (kt-ft) 44750 176950 Dispersion Fair Excellent CWR 30 70 0 KBDI N/A N/A N/A Remarks...Moderate. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal. $$