179 FNUS51 KCAR 050637 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 236 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 .DISCUSSION... Rain showers with possible thunderstorms this afternoon in the north. Rain showers spread across the entire region on Saturday with isolated thunderstorms possible Saturday afternoon, mainly across central areas. Rain showers clear out of northern and central areas by mid-day Sunday but stick around Downeast through much of the afternoon. Higher RHs this weekend expected to remain above 50%. Lower RHs below 30% likely Monday through Wednesday. MEZ101-052000- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 236 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 10 20 80 Chance of Thunder (%) 15(LTD) 15(LTD) 18(LTD) Temp (24h trend) 77 (-8) 51 (0) 73 RH % (24h trend) 38 (+18) 94 (+6) 60 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5 Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.30 Precip duration 0 1 7 Precip begin 5 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4820 3100 Transport wnd (kts) NW 9 SW 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 54740 46800 Dispersion Good Fair CWR 100 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-052000- North Woods and St. John Valley- 236 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 10 20 80 Chance of Thunder (%) 19(LTD) 17(LTD) 16(LTD) Temp (24h trend) 79 (-8) 52 (0) 73 RH % (24h trend) 34 (+14) 96 (+9) 56 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.25 Precip duration 0 1 6 Precip begin 4 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5400 2730 Transport wnd (kts) NW 8 S 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 59660 45840 Dispersion Good Fair CWR 100 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-052000- Eastern Aroostook- 236 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type None Tstms Showers Chance precip (%) 0 20 60 Chance of Thunder (%) 13 14 9 Temp (24h trend) 79 (-9) 52 (-3) 73 RH % (24h trend) 36 (+15) 93 (+14) 57 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 G18 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 9 G21 Precip amount 0.00 0.03 0.15 Precip duration 1 4 Precip begin 6 PM 10 AM Precip end 6 AM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5360 2170 Transport wnd (kts) NW 8 S 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 48120 42900 Dispersion Fair Fair CWR 0 10 90 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-052000- Central Highlands- 236 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 20 20 70 Chance of Thunder (%) 23(LTD) 23(LTD) 19(LTD) Temp (24h trend) 82 (-5) 53 (-3) 71 RH % (24h trend) 39 (+17) 95 (+17) 61 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6 Precip amount 0.02 0.02 0.14 Precip duration 1 1 5 Precip begin 2 PM Continuing 7 AM Precip end Continuing 11 PM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5900 1680 Transport wnd (kts) NW 9 S 11 Vent rate (kt-ft) 69550 25590 Dispersion Good Marginal CWR 20 20 70 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-052000- Central Maine North of Bangor- 236 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers Chance precip (%) 20 20 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 19(LTD) 20(LTD) 14 Temp (24h trend) 82 (-7) 52 (-5) 71 RH % (24h trend) 39 (+12) 94 (+12) 58 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6 Precip amount 0.02 0.03 0.05 Precip duration 1 1 2 Precip begin 3 PM Continuing 10 AM Precip end Continuing 1 AM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5870 1800 Transport wnd (kts) NW 7 S 11 Vent rate (kt-ft) 50910 28610 Dispersion Good Marginal CWR 10 10 20 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-052000- Interior Downeast- 236 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Showers Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 20 20 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 7 7 9 Temp (24h trend) 83 (-3) 51 (-5) 67 RH % (24h trend) 42 (+7) 91 (+6) 63 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6 Precip amount 0.01 0.01 0.01 Precip duration 0 1 1 Precip begin 4 PM Continuing 3 PM Precip end Continuing 1 AM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5350 1440 Transport wnd (kts) NW 6 S 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 38790 21490 Dispersion Fair Marginal CWR 10 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-052000- Coastal Downeast- 236 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type None Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 0 10 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 3 4 7 Temp (24h trend) 82 (+3) 49 (-4) 66 RH % (24h trend) 42 (-6) 94 (+3) 64 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip duration 0 1 Precip begin 11 PM 4 PM Precip end 1 AM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3300 1150 Transport wnd (kts) NE 7 S 11 Vent rate (kt-ft) 23600 16380 Dispersion Marginal Poor CWR 0 10 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-052000- Bangor Region- 236 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 30 20 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 16(LTD) 16(LTD) 15(LTD) Temp (24h trend) 84 (-4) 52 (-5) 71 RH % (24h trend) 39 (+7) 91 (+3) 60 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 7 G17 Precip amount 0.02 0.01 0.02 Precip duration 1 0 1 Precip begin 3 PM Continuing 8 AM Precip end Continuing 10 PM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6420 1840 Transport wnd (kts) W 7 S 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 51540 25820 Dispersion Good Marginal CWR 10 10 20 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-052000- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 236 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Showers None Showers Chance precip (%) 10 0 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 6 6 9 Temp (24h trend) 88 (+6) 52 (-4) 70 RH % (24h trend) 39 (-9) 89 (+1) 63 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 7 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip duration 0 1 Precip begin 5 PM 4 PM Precip end 6 PM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5020 1350 Transport wnd (kts) SW 7 SE 11 Vent rate (kt-ft) 41150 17830 Dispersion Fair Poor CWR 0 10 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows around 50. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal. $$