FNUS51 KCAR 181619 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 1219 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 .DISCUSSION... Ontario wildfire smoke lasts into tonight. A wetting rain is expected this weekend with showers and possibly a thunderstorm or two late today through Sunday. The heaviest rain will be tonight. Dry Monday with RH in the 30 to 40% range. Another wetting rain event likely Tuesday night into Wednesday with moist and showery conditions continuing through Thursday. MEZ101-190815- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 1219 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Showers None None Chance precip (%) 100 30 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 30(ELEV) 10 6 3 Temp (24h trend) 51 (+1) 69 (-1) 47 72 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+15) 41 (-17) 87 36 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 10 G23 W 7 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 NW 11 G23 W 8 G22 W 7 Precip amount 0.46 0.02 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 10 1 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 2 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6260 7090 Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 W 16 Vent rate (kt-ft) 157220 118150 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 90 20 0 0 KBDI N/A N/A N/A N/A Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-190815- North Woods and St. John Valley- 1219 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Showers None None Chance precip (%) 100 30 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 28(ELEV) 12 5 2 Temp (24h trend) 51 (0) 70 (-1) 47 74 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+16) 43 (-10) 85 35 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 11 G24 W 7 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 NW 11 G24 NW 8 G23 W 7 G17 Precip amount 0.41 0.01 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 10 1 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 3 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6260 7710 Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 W 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 159100 130000 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 90 20 0 0 KBDI N/A N/A N/A N/A Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-190815- Eastern Aroostook- 1219 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms TstmsNone None Chance precip (%) 90 30 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 30(ELEV) 12 6 2 Temp (24h trend) 54 (+3) 71 (-2) 49 75 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+16) 41 (-7) 81 34 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 12 G28 W 8 G20 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 10 G23 NW 13 G29 W 9 G25 W 8 G20 Precip amount 0.41 0.02 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 9 1 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 5 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6150 8240 Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 W 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 155860 139970 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 90 10 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-190815- Central Highlands- 1219 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms None None None Chance precip (%) 80 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 27(ELEV) 3 2 0 Temp (24h trend) 55 (+4) 72 (+2) 50 76 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+12) 42 (-13) 82 35 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 14 G31 W 8 G18 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G23 NW 14 G28 NW 9 G26 W 8 G18 Precip amount 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 7 Precip begin 6 PM Precip end 6 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6440 8040 Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 W 16 Vent rate (kt-ft) 170880 138570 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 70 0 0 0 KBDI N/A N/A N/A N/A Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-190815- Central Maine North of Bangor- 1219 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Clear Mclear Precip type Tstms None None None Chance precip (%) 90 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 31(ELEV) 4 2 0 Temp (24h trend) 57 (+6) 75 (+1) 52 78 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+10) 42 (-6) 80 33 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 11 G25 W 6 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 10 G23 NW 11 G25 W 7 G23 W 7 G17 Precip amount 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 7 Precip begin 6 PM Precip end 6 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 66508320 Transport wnd (kts) NW 22 W 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 174790 136540 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 80 0 0 0 KBDI N/A N/A N/A N/A Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-190815- Interior Downeast- 1219 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mclear Clear Mclear Precip type Tstms None None None Chance precip (%) 90 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 33(ELEV) 4 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 56 (+2) 77 (+2) 54 79 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+17) 45 (-6) 77 36 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 11 G25 W 6 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 11 G25 NW 11 G25 NW 7 G23 W 7 G17 Precip amount 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 6 Precip begin 6 PM Precip end 5 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6380 8080 Transport wnd (kts) NW 21 W 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 143480 119700 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 80 0 0 0 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-190815- Coastal Downeast- 1219 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mclear Clear Mclear Precip type Tstms None None None Chance precip (%) 90 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 37(ELEV) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 56 (0) 81 (+8) 55 79 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+22) 39 (-14) 77 37 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 10 G23 W 5 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 11 G26 NW 11 G23 NW 6 G21 W 7 G18 Precip amount 0.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 6 Precip begin 6 PM Precip end 5 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6010 6720 Transport wnd (kts) NW 20 W 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 142390 105500 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 90 0 0 0 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-190815- Bangor Region- 1219 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms None None None Chance precip (%) 80 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 31(ELEV) 00 0 Temp (24h trend) 59 (+6) 76 (+1) 53 80 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+14) 40 (-14) 77 33 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 14 G26 W 7 G18 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 13 G27 NW 14 G27 NW 9 G25 W 8 G18 Precip amount 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 5 Precip begin 6 PM Precip end 2 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7260 8630 Transport wnd (kts) NW 22 W 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 169990 136300 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 40 0 0 0 KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-190815- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 1219 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mclear Clear Mclear Precip type Tstms None None None Chance precip (%) 80 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 37(ELEV) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 59 (+4) 83 (+9) 56 81 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+20) 37 (-18) 75 36 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 12 G26 W 7 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 14 G29 NW 12 G25 NW 8 G23 W 9 G18 Precip amount 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 5 Precip begin 6 PM Precip end 2 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6860 7340 Transport wnd (kts) NW 20 W 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 150920 102820 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 60 0 0 0 KBDI N/A N/A N/A N/A Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal. $$