SXUS41 KGYX 181240 RECGYX Recreation Forecast for New Hampshire and western Maine National Weather Service Gray ME 840 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 NHZ006-009-182000- Lake Winnipesaukee in Central New Hampshire- 840 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...Recreation forecast for Lake Winnipesaukee... .TODAY...South winds around 5 mph increasing to southwest around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon. Waves around 1 foot. Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers this morning, then mostly cloudy with showers with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Areas of smoke this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 80 percent. Water temperature 64 degrees. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Waves around 1 foot. Mostly cloudy. Areas of smoke in the evening. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Water temperature 64 degrees. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Waves less than 1 foot at the north end of the lake...and around 1 foot at the south end of the lake. Sunny. Less humid with highs in the mid 70s. Water temperature 64 degrees. $$ MEZ019-182000- Sebago Lake in Southern Maine- 840 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...Recreation forecast for Sebago Lake... .TODAY...South winds around 5 mph increasing to around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon. Waves around 1 foot. Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Areas of smoke this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Water temperature 61 degrees. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Waves around 1 foot. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Areas of smoke in the evening, then patchy smoke after midnight. Humid with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Water temperature 61 degrees. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Waves around 1 foot. Sunny. Less humid with highs in the upper 70s. Water temperature 61 degrees. $$ Recreation Report for New Hampshire and western Maine National Weather Service Gray ME 840 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-182000- Elevations From 2500 Feet to 4000 Feet in Northern New Hampshire and the Western Maine Mountains- 840 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...Recreation forecast for elevations between 2500 and 4000 feet in northern New Hampshire and the western Maine mountains... .TODAY...Summits obscured. Patchy smoke. A slight chance of showers this morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Areas of smoke in the evening. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 20 mph increasing to west around 30 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 65 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. .SUNDAY...Summits obscured in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. $$ MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-182000- Summits Above 4000 Feet in Northern New Hampshire and Western Maine- 840 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...Recreation forecast for summits above 4000 feet in northern New Hampshire and western Maine... .TODAY...Summits obscured. Areas of smoke this morning, then patchy smoke this afternoon. A slight chance of showers this morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s...except in the upper 50s at elevations above 5000 feet. Southwest winds around 15 mph increasing to around 25 mph this afternoon. Gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .TONIGHT...Summits obscured. Areas of smoke in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. Lows around 50...except in the mid 40s at elevations above 5000 feet. Southwest winds around 25 mph increasing to west around 35 mph after midnight. At elevations above 5000 feet, southwest winds around 45 mph becoming west and increasing to around 60 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 110 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .SUNDAY...Summits obscured in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s...except in the upper 40s at elevations above 5000 feet. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph. At elevations above 5000 feet, northwest winds around 60 mph decreasing to around 50 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. $$ NHZ011-015-182000- Summits of Mount Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock Mountain- 840 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...Recreation forecast for summits of Mount Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock mountain... .TODAY...Summits in and out of clouds this morning, then summits becoming obscured. Areas of smoke. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. .TONIGHT...Summits obscured. Areas of smoke in the evening. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. $$ MEZ024-182000- Islands of Casco Bay Maine- 840 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...Forecast for the Islands of Casco Bay Maine... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of smoke this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph increasing to around 30 mph this afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Areas of smoke in the evening, then patchy smoke after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 30 mph becoming southwest around 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. $$ MEZ025-027-182000- Islands and Necks of the Mid Coast of Maine- 840 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...Forecast for the Islands and Necks of the Mid Coast of Maine... .TODAY...Cloudy. Patchy smoke this morning, then areas of smoke this afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph this afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Areas of smoke. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. $$ MEZ027-028-182000- Islands of Penobscot Bay Maine- 840 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...Forecast for the Islands of Penobscot Bay Maine... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of smoke this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph this afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Areas of smoke. Showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. $$ MEZ026-027-182000- Offshore Islands of Monhegan, Matinicus and Criehaven- 840 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...Forecast for the Offshore Islands of Monhegan, Matinicus and Criehaven... .TODAY...Cloudy. Patchy smoke this morning, then areas of smoke this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around 15 mph increasing to around 30 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Areas of smoke. Showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 60. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs around 70. West winds 10 to 20 mph. $$