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Sunday, December 14
Monday, December 15
High: 25° at 1:14 pm | Low:
11° at 12:16 am
Rain: 0.00" | Snow: 0.0"
Avg. Daily Wind: WSW @ 1 mph |
Daily Maximum Gust: 13 mph at 10:19 pm
Data source: Davis Instruments Vantage Pro 2 Personal Weather Station | Rain gauge not heated in winter.
Data source: Davis Instruments Vantage Pro 2 Personal Weather Station | Rain gauge not heated in winter.
Normal High: 26°
| Record High: 47° (2019)
Normal Low: 08° | Record Low: -21° (1843)
Normal Low: 08° | Record Low: -21° (1843)
Normal Daily
Precipitation: 0.11" | Record
Precipitation: 1.19" (2019)
Normal Daily Snow: 0.7" |
Record Snow: 7.0" (1977)
Source: NOAA
SC-ACIS NWS Caribou climate data collected since
1893
Precipitation 2025
Rainfall: 35.98" | normal
= 39.92" (-3.94")Snowfall
25-26: 25.5" | normal = 20.7" (+4.8")
Snowfall 24-25: 73.2" | normal = 99.3" (-26.1")
Snowfall 24-25: 73.2" | normal = 99.3" (-26.1")
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Annual snowfall measured from
July 1 - June 30 ❄️
Data source: NOAA SC-ACIS NWS Caribou climate data collected since 1893
Data source: NOAA SC-ACIS NWS Caribou climate data collected since 1893
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The Week Ahead for Fort Kent & the Upper Saint John
Valley of Maine
7-Day Outlook: Sun. Dec. 14 - Sat. Dec. 20
Updated December 15 at 7:45 am EST by Apex Wx
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Weather updates posted Monday, Wednesday, Friday Dec. 19
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Monday - Wednesday
High pressure will build across the Saint John Valley today
with blustery northwest winds. A few morning flurries or possible;
otherwise, today will be dry and cold. High in the mid-10s with
northwest wind 10-15 mph gusting 25-30 mph at times with some
areas of blowing snow possible today. Wind chills will be
around 0°F today for Fort Kent and vicinity.
Tonight, a weak disturbance aloft will move through, allowing
winds to ease and skies to become partly cloudy. Temperatures will
drop to around 0 to 5°F above zero. Where winds stay up at 5 to 15
mph, wind chills will fall back to around 5 to 10°F below zero
tonight.
Tuesday, west winds in the morning will become southwest and
fall into the 5 to 10 mph range as high pressure moves across the
region. Warmer air will begin moving into the region, and with
partly-to mostly sunny skies, marking the start of a warming
trend. Highs in Fort Kent reach the low 20s.
Tuesday night, high pressure remains in control while a warm front approaches from the northwest. Temperatures will rise overnight, starting in the upper teens to lower 20s and climbing into the lower to mid-20s by Wednesday morning. Southerly winds will also increase into the 8-14 mph range, with gusts up to 15 to 20 mph by daybreak Wednesday.
On Wednesday afternoon, some isolated snow showers may develop as warmer air moves in ahead of an approaching upper-level system. A cold front will move through late Wednesday evening, bringing colder air back into the region overnight. By early Thursday morning, low temperatures will drop into the low 10s across northern Maine.
Tuesday night, high pressure remains in control while a warm front approaches from the northwest. Temperatures will rise overnight, starting in the upper teens to lower 20s and climbing into the lower to mid-20s by Wednesday morning. Southerly winds will also increase into the 8-14 mph range, with gusts up to 15 to 20 mph by daybreak Wednesday.
On Wednesday afternoon, some isolated snow showers may develop as warmer air moves in ahead of an approaching upper-level system. A cold front will move through late Wednesday evening, bringing colder air back into the region overnight. By early Thursday morning, low temperatures will drop into the low 10s across northern Maine.
Thursday - Sunday
High pressure will move in from the west early Thursday, bringing
a short break in quieter weather. Meanwhile, the next storm system
will begin to organize over the upper Midwest. An upper-level low
will dig south out of central Canada, helping a surface low
strengthen near Lake Superior by Thursday morning. From this
system, a warm front will extend east toward the Mid-Atlantic,
while a cold front pushes south through the Mississippi River
Valley.As high pressure slides east Thursday night, southerly winds
will increase ahead of the approaching system as a warm front
approaches. Temperatures will start to rise Thursday morning and
continue upward overnight. A low-level
jet just above the surface is expected to develop causing
surface winds to increase Thursday night into Friday, possibly
gusting into the 25-30 mph range. With regards to precipitation,
mostly cloudy to overcast skies develop Thursday night with rain
expected into Friday afternoon. Currently, forecast model guidance
currently indicating around 0.50-0.75-inch falling by Friday
evening.
A cold front is expected to move through sometime Friday
afternoon. A few heavier or briefly gusty showers are possible,
and depending on the timing, stronger winds aloft could mix down
to the surface as the front passes. Behind the front, much colder
air will arrive quickly, with air temperatures dropping below
freezing in a short period of time. While it is too early to say
for certain, conditions may support a rapid freeze of wet
surfaces, and, as the storm pulls away, precipitation may change
to snow showers Friday afternoon into the evening. Therefore,
hazardous driving conditions may develop Friday afternoon/evening,
too.
High pressure moving across the Valley Saturday brings partly
cloudy to mostly sunny skies and mostly dry conditions with highs
in the upper 10s. Friday night, mostly cloudy skies develop as a
fast-moving system approaches from the west. Snow is expected to
overspread the SJV Saturday night into Sunday morning before
tapering off Sunday afternoon behind the system's cold front.
Another ridge of high pressure then builds in for the start of
next week, though some snow showers may linger into Monday.
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every 3-6 hours from NWS Caribou
Maine / New Brunswick Regional Satellite
Credit: College of
DuPage / NOAA GOES-19 Imagery (visible--day;
night--infrared)
National
Weather Outlook for December 15
A powerful storm pattern will affect much of the country over the next few days. In the Pacific Northwest, heavy rain and strong winds will impact western Washington and Oregon today, raising the risk of flash flooding, especially in areas that have already seen a lot of rain. Travel may be difficult due to wind and water-covered roads. Conditions should briefly improve Tuesday, but another storm will arrive Tuesday night, bringing more rain and heavy mountain snow. Across the Great Lakes, lake-effect snow will gradually wind down. Much colder air will bring freezing temperatures to the Gulf Coast, while the western United States stays unusually warm, with some record highs possible.
⛈️Thunderstorm/Severe
Weather Outlook
A very strong area of fast-moving winds high in the atmosphere will move inland along the Washington and Oregon coast late today. This will help push a trough and a strong surface front inland during the afternoon and evening hours. Cooler air moving in aloft will make the atmosphere a bit more unstable, but overall conditions are not favorable for widespread thunderstorms. Most areas will see rain and gusty winds rather than severe weather. A few brief bursts of heavier rain or isolated rumbles of thunder are possible, but the chance of lightning is low. Overall, impacts will mainly be from wind and rain rather than thunderstorms.
A very strong area of fast-moving winds high in the atmosphere will move inland along the Washington and Oregon coast late today. This will help push a trough and a strong surface front inland during the afternoon and evening hours. Cooler air moving in aloft will make the atmosphere a bit more unstable, but overall conditions are not favorable for widespread thunderstorms. Most areas will see rain and gusty winds rather than severe weather. A few brief bursts of heavier rain or isolated rumbles of thunder are possible, but the chance of lightning is low. Overall, impacts will mainly be from wind and rain rather than thunderstorms.
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