Presque Isle, Maine 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Caribou ME
350 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A front will remain stalled across the Gulf of Maine this
afternoon and tonight. Low pressure will approach tonight and
track across the area Saturday. High pressure will return on
Sunday. An upper level low will set up west of the area Monday
through the middle of next week.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Today, low pressure system pauses and goes stationary over
Maine, leading to relatively light and calm winds. Primary
concerns this evening have been the Canadian smoke causing some
hazy conditions throughout Maine today, due to the lack winds.
The smoke is currently forecast to stay around until tomorrow
night based on models and current conditions. Generally,
northern Maine is in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Grounds range,
but could concentrations could increase if smoke begins to
accumulate throughout the area. The smoke has reduced
visibility in some northern locations. Smoke could get better in
southern areas tomorrow, but could definitely linger in the
north overnight. High level clouds move over the north and some
thicker high level clouds move through the coast. Rain showers
push in with the stalled front, focused primarily in southern
and coastal areas.

Late tonight, brief break between rain showers, before coming
back during the day tomorrow. Rain looks to be mostly centered
around southern and central Maine, but confidence is pretty low
over whether these showers will extend into northern counties.
If showers do extend more north, looks to be mostly light.
Could be a slight potential for some isolated thunder based on
soundings and instability parameters, primarily focused in
central and coastal Maine. General rainfall accumulations
between tonight and tomorrow are around half an inch in the
north, and potentially between an inch to an inch and a half in
the Central Highlands and Downeast region. Overnight lows in the
high-50s/low-60s. Daytime highs tomorrow in the in the
upper-60s, and 50s along the coastline with the southerly sea
breeze. Overcast skies tonight into tomorrow.

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.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
Saturday Night...
Low pressure and rain exits from west to east in the evening,
and a drier airmass works in. Still could be some smoke around.
Low confidence on when exactly it exits.

Sunday...
High pressure builds in, making for a dry day to close out the
weekend. Mostly sunny skies and fairly light winds.

Sunday Night and Monday...
High pressure moves east and clouds and precip chances begin
increasing from west to east. Model agreement falls off
especially toward late Monday, with a few ensemble members,
especially from the ECMWF, showing decent rain Monday afternoon.
More models/ensembles, however, favor dry weather. Going with
around a 30 percent chance of showers for now, close to the NBM.
Seasonal temperatures persist into Monday.

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.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
From Tuesday through Friday, westerly flow aloft over the
region, with perhaps several shortwave troughs embedded in the
westerly flow bringing increased precip chances. The first
shortwave trough appears likely for late Tuesday/Tuesday night,
with likely showers and possible thunderstorms. Timing still a
bit uncertain for this feature, but models overall are in
reasonable agreement. After Tuesday night, however,
model/ensemble timing becomes more uncertain. Generally, looking
for a gradual transition from W/SW flow to NW flow as we head
toward Friday, with perhaps a drying trend toward Friday.
Thunderstorm chances exist Wed/Thu, especially in the afternoon
hours. Temperatures Tuesday through Friday running near or a bit
above average, with slightly muggy conditions but nothing too
bad. With the westerly flow and fires persisting to our west in
Canada, we could still be susceptible to smoke advecting into
the region.
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.AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
NEAR TERM:
KFVE/KCAR/KPQI/KHUL: VFR conditions are expected today into this
evening. Periods of MVFR this afternoon due to hazy conditions
reducing visibilities. MVFR ceilings move through very early
tomorrow morning, but should lift during the daytime hours.
Potential for some showers to move through the north tomorrow
morning. Winds variable to lightly NE today, before becoming SE
tomorrow.

KBGR/KBHB: VFR conditions are expected this evening into
tonight. Potential for some periods of MVFR this afternoon due
to hazy conditions reducing visibilities. MVFR/IFR ceilings move
through late tonight into tomorrow as rain showers begin to
move through this evening. Some fog potential early tomorrow
morning which would reduce visibility. Winds variable to lightly
S today, before becoming SW tomorrow.


SHORT TERM:

Saturday Night...MVFR/IFR early with SHRA, improving to VFR
late. NW winds 5-10 kts.

Sunday...VFR. NW winds 5-10 kts, gusting 15-20 kts.

Sunday Night-Monday...Mainly VFR, but a small possibility of
MVFR/IFR Monday afternoon if wetter model solutions transpire.
Light winds Sunday night, becoming SE 5-10 kts on Monday.

Monday night...Generally VFR but with a small chance of MVFR.
Light winds.

Tuesday...VFR generally early, perhaps becoming MVFR late. S
winds 5-10 kts.

Tuesday Night and Wednesday...MVFR/IFR likely Tuesday  night,
improving to VFR/MVFR by Wednesday afternoon. Showers and
thunderstorm possible. S winds 5-15 kts becoming W.

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.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: Winds and seas stay below Small Craft Advisory
criteria tonight into tomorrow. Seas at or below 4 ft over the
outer waters and at or below 3ft for the intra-coastals.
Tomorrow afternoon, there is a potential for a period of 5 ft
seas on the far outer waters. Haze from Canadian wildfires have
been seen making it out over the waters, which could reduce
visibility. Fog possible tonight into tomorrow morning. Rain
showers with some isolated thunderstorms possible tonight into
tomorrow. Winds relatively light and variable before becoming
steadily southerly tomorrow.

SHORT TERM: Winds generally below small craft levels through
the forecast period. Wave heights could approach borderline
small craft levels (5 feet) Sunday and again Tuesday/Wednesday.

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.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...Air Quality Alert until 11 PM EDT Saturday for MEZ001>006-010-
     011-031-032.
MARINE...None.

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Near Term...Brennan
Short Term...Foisy
Long Term...Foisy
Aviation...Brennan/Foisy
Marine...Brennan/Foisy