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47°23'N /
68°59'W / Altitude 663 ft
1 mi / 1.5 km SW of Apex Wx station in Fort Kent
1 mi / 1.5 km SW of Apex Wx station in Fort Kent
Near
Edmonston, New Brunswick, Canada
St. John River @ Dickey Bridge,
Allagash
Approx.
32 mi / 51 km WSW of Fort Kent
Apex Wx
Fort Kent & the Saint John Valley, Maine
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Tuesday, April 28
High: 69° at 4:05 pm | Low: 32° at 4:33 am
Precipitation: 0.00" | Snow: 0.0"
Avg. Daily Wind: S @ 2 mph | Max. Gust:
19 mph @ 1:10 pm
Data
source: Davis Instruments Vantage
Pro 2 Personal Weather Station | Rain gauge
not heated in winter.
Wednesday, April 29
Precipitation 2026
Normal High: 53° |
Record High: 76° (1986)
Normal Low: 32° | Record Low: 0° (1947)
Normal Daily Precipitation: 0.11" | Record Precipitation: 2.00" (1928)
Normal Low: 32° | Record Low: 0° (1947)
Normal Daily Precipitation: 0.11" | Record Precipitation: 2.00" (1928)
Normal Daily Snowfall:
0.1" | Record Snowfall: 8.0" (2005)
Source: NOAA
SC-ACIS NWS Caribou climate data / Records since
1893
Rain: 10.73"
| normal: 10.92" (-0.19")
Snow 25-26: 78.3" | normal: 99.2" (-20.9")
Snow 25-26: 78.3" | normal: 99.2" (-20.9")
Snow 24-25: 73.2" | normal:
99.3" (-26.1")
❄️
Annual snowfall measured from
July 1 - June 30 ❄️
Data source: NOAA SC-ACIS NWS Caribou climate data
Data source: NOAA SC-ACIS NWS Caribou climate data
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The Week Ahead for Fort Kent & the Saint John Valley
of Maine
Outlooks
updated 7-9 AM ET Weekdays / 8-10 AM Weekends &
Holidays
7-Day Outlook: Wed. Apr. 29 – Tue. May 5
On Thursday, conditions remain mostly cloudy with rain chances increasing through the day. Some uncertainty remains regarding how quickly steadier rain spreads east, but western areas are likely to see more persistent rainfall by afternoon, while eastern sections may not see steadier rain until later in the day. Highs will range from the lower to mid-50s with southeast winds between 5 and 10 miles per hour and gusts near 20 miles per hour. Rainfall during the day will generally be light, with totals under 1/10-inch, and precipitation chances rising to around 60 to 70 percent.
Updated
April 29 at 8:25 AM EDT
Today – Friday
Cloud cover will increase across the Valley today as a weak system
brings areas of light rain, primarily to southern and coastal
sections. Rain may extend as far north as central areas at times,
though northern locations will see only isolated sprinkles. Any
rainfall during the day will generally remain light, with totals
under 1/4-inch. High temperatures will reach the mid to upper 50s
with light south winds. Tonight, mostly cloudy skies continue with
additional light rain developing, especially across southwestern
portions of the area. Some patchy fog may form overnight as lows
fall into the lower 40s. The chance of precipitation ranges from
about 40 to 50 percent.On Thursday, conditions remain mostly cloudy with rain chances increasing through the day. Some uncertainty remains regarding how quickly steadier rain spreads east, but western areas are likely to see more persistent rainfall by afternoon, while eastern sections may not see steadier rain until later in the day. Highs will range from the lower to mid-50s with southeast winds between 5 and 10 miles per hour and gusts near 20 miles per hour. Rainfall during the day will generally be light, with totals under 1/10-inch, and precipitation chances rising to around 60 to 70 percent.
Thursday night will bring widespread steady rain along with
patchy fog as a developing low pressure system approaches. Lows will
remain in the lower 40s, and rainfall will become more substantial,
with totals between 1/2 and 3/4-inch and near 100 percent
precipitation chances.
Rain continues through Friday as the low pressure system tracks north near the Maine and New Brunswick border, with the steadiest rainfall expected across eastern areas. Patchy fog may linger early, and highs will be in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees with light winds shifting during the day. The chance of precipitation will remain high, around 80 to 90 percent, with additional rainfall between 1/2 and 3/4-inch.
Rain continues through Friday as the low pressure system tracks north near the Maine and New Brunswick border, with the steadiest rainfall expected across eastern areas. Patchy fog may linger early, and highs will be in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees with light winds shifting during the day. The chance of precipitation will remain high, around 80 to 90 percent, with additional rainfall between 1/2 and 3/4-inch.
By Friday night, rain will gradually diminish from southwest to
northeast as the system exits, leaving mostly cloudy skies and lows
in the mid-30s. The chance of precipitation decreases to around 50
to 60 percent, with lighter additional rainfall amounts between 1/10
and 1/4-inch.
A broad upper-level trough will deepen across Québec and the
Northeast and remain in place through the weekend into early
next week, supporting a prolonged stretch of seasonably cool and
somewhat unsettled weather. Persistent west to northwest flow
will keep daytime highs generally in the upper 40s to lower 50s,
with cooler conditions across higher terrain. Overnight lows
will range from the low to mid-30s. With colder air aloft and
daytime heating, expect increasing cloud cover each day along
with scattered afternoon showers, particularly over elevated
areas. A more organized area of rain is expected to remain
offshore on Sunday, limiting widespread impacts.
Through the weekend, Saturday will bring partly sunny skies with a chance of afternoon rain showers and highs in the upper 40s, along with precipitation chances around 30 percent. Saturday night will trend partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. On Sunday, partly sunny conditions continue with a chance of rain developing in the afternoon and highs again in the upper 40s, with precipitation chances increasing to around 40 percent. Sunday night will be mostly cloudy with a continued chance of evening rain and lows in the lower 30s.
Early next week, the unsettled pattern persists. Monday will feature partly sunny skies with a chance of afternoon showers and highs near 50, along with precipitation chances around 30 percent, followed by mostly cloudy skies Monday night and lows in the mid-30s. By Tuesday, an approaching cold front will increase the likelihood of more widespread showers, with highs in the lower 50s and precipitation chances rising to around 50 percent. Tuesday night will remain mostly cloudy with a continued chance of rain and lows in the upper 30s, with precipitation chances around 40 percent.
Saturday – Tuesday
Through the weekend, Saturday will bring partly sunny skies with a chance of afternoon rain showers and highs in the upper 40s, along with precipitation chances around 30 percent. Saturday night will trend partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. On Sunday, partly sunny conditions continue with a chance of rain developing in the afternoon and highs again in the upper 40s, with precipitation chances increasing to around 40 percent. Sunday night will be mostly cloudy with a continued chance of evening rain and lows in the lower 30s.
Early next week, the unsettled pattern persists. Monday will feature partly sunny skies with a chance of afternoon showers and highs near 50, along with precipitation chances around 30 percent, followed by mostly cloudy skies Monday night and lows in the mid-30s. By Tuesday, an approaching cold front will increase the likelihood of more widespread showers, with highs in the lower 50s and precipitation chances rising to around 50 percent. Tuesday night will remain mostly cloudy with a continued chance of rain and lows in the upper 30s, with precipitation chances around 40 percent.
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Today's US National Weather Outlook
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A developing upper level low over the Great Lakes will drive a cold front and waves of low pressure across the eastern United States and Gulf Coast states while moisture from the subtropical jet supports showers and thunderstorms from the Ohio Valley to Texas today. Most storms will be below severe limits, but isolated stronger storms with locally heavy rainfall and brief flash flooding remain possible, especially across portions of the Gulf Coast states and Mid Atlantic.
The front will gradually shift east through
Thursday, though it will stall farther west and
maintain additional thunderstorm chances along the
Gulf Coast and into Texas. By tomorrow, renewed
heavy rainfall and scattered flash flooding will
be possible across central and eastern Texas as
another disturbance moves in. A broader pattern
shift will bring cooler than average temperatures
to much of the central and eastern United States,
while the western United States trends warmer
through the middle of the week.
Severe
Thunderstorms from Texas to the Gulf
Coast and Lower Mississippi Valley,
Isolated Severe Risk Mid-Atlantic
A broad zone of strong upper level winds and passing disturbances will support scattered thunderstorms from Texas into the Gulf Coast states and Lower Mississippi Valley today. A warm, moist air mass will allow storms to become strong to severe, with the main hazards including damaging wind gusts and large hail, especially across Texas where a few storms may produce very large hail.
A broad zone of strong upper level winds and passing disturbances will support scattered thunderstorms from Texas into the Gulf Coast states and Lower Mississippi Valley today. A warm, moist air mass will allow storms to become strong to severe, with the main hazards including damaging wind gusts and large hail, especially across Texas where a few storms may produce very large hail.
Thunderstorms
will gradually increase in coverage
through the afternoon as they develop
along a weak frontal boundary, with some
clustering that could enhance the wind
threat farther east into portions of
Mississippi, Alabama, and surrounding
areas. A Slight Risk of severe weather is
in place from Texas into the central Gulf
Coast region.
Farther
north, a weakening cold front and upper
level disturbance will support scattered
thunderstorms across the Mid-Atlantic and
North Carolina this afternoon and evening.
Instability will be weaker than farther
south, but sufficient wind shear may allow
a few storms to briefly organize,
producing isolated damaging winds and
hail, with a small chance of a brief
tornado. Storm coverage will decrease
tonight as the front moves east and
conditions gradually stabilize.
🌧️Excessive
Rainfall Outlook 🌧️
Learn more about Excessive Rainfall Risk
Learn more about Excessive Rainfall Risk
Isolated
Flash Flood Risk from Central and
Southeast Texas to the Central Gulf Coast
An area of moist and unstable air will support showers and thunderstorms from central and southeast Texas into the central Gulf Coast states, bringing a Marginal Risk of excessive rainfall and isolated flash flooding. Storms may produce very heavy downpours with rain rates potentially exceeding two inches per hour, especially across parts of eastern Texas, Louisiana, and southern Mississippi. However, widespread flooding is not expected due to fast storm movement and limited organization, which should prevent prolonged rainfall over the same locations.
An area of moist and unstable air will support showers and thunderstorms from central and southeast Texas into the central Gulf Coast states, bringing a Marginal Risk of excessive rainfall and isolated flash flooding. Storms may produce very heavy downpours with rain rates potentially exceeding two inches per hour, especially across parts of eastern Texas, Louisiana, and southern Mississippi. However, widespread flooding is not expected due to fast storm movement and limited organization, which should prevent prolonged rainfall over the same locations.
In
addition, ongoing drought conditions in many
areas mean that soils can initially absorb
some rainfall, further limiting impacts.
Even so, localized flooding could occur
where heavier storms persist or move
repeatedly over the same areas, particularly
in urban locations or where storm clusters
briefly train. Overall, most areas will see
scattered thunderstorms with brief heavy
rain, but only isolated instances of flash
flooding are expected as storms move
steadily eastward.
🔥Fire Weather Outlook🔥
Learn more about Fire Weather Outlooks
Elevated
Fire Weather Concerns Across the
Southwest and Southeast U.S.
A mid- and upper-level disturbance moving from the Midwest into the Ohio Valley will help drive a cold front east of the Appalachians into the Southeast, while a developing surface low tracks toward the Mid-Atlantic. In its wake, dry and breezy conditions are expected across portions of southern Georgia and northern Florida, where drought-stressed fuels and low humidity will support an elevated fire weather threat. Winds near 10 miles per hour combined with humidity dropping into the 20s and 30s will increase the potential for rapid fire spread, especially where soils and vegetation remain very dry.
Farther west, an active upper level flow pattern associated with a passing Pacific trough will maintain dry and windy conditions across the Southwest. Strong mid level winds and low humidity, often below 15 percent, will support elevated fire weather conditions from eastern Arizona through central New Mexico and into far west Texas, with locally critical conditions possible in favored downslope areas. Gusty winds around 15 to 25 miles per hour combined with dry fuels will sustain fire concerns through the afternoon.
A mid- and upper-level disturbance moving from the Midwest into the Ohio Valley will help drive a cold front east of the Appalachians into the Southeast, while a developing surface low tracks toward the Mid-Atlantic. In its wake, dry and breezy conditions are expected across portions of southern Georgia and northern Florida, where drought-stressed fuels and low humidity will support an elevated fire weather threat. Winds near 10 miles per hour combined with humidity dropping into the 20s and 30s will increase the potential for rapid fire spread, especially where soils and vegetation remain very dry.
Farther west, an active upper level flow pattern associated with a passing Pacific trough will maintain dry and windy conditions across the Southwest. Strong mid level winds and low humidity, often below 15 percent, will support elevated fire weather conditions from eastern Arizona through central New Mexico and into far west Texas, with locally critical conditions possible in favored downslope areas. Gusty winds around 15 to 25 miles per hour combined with dry fuels will sustain fire concerns through the afternoon.
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This information is based on available computer models and data and
may not reflect current conditions or later forecast updates. Always
visit NWS Caribou at
https://www.weather.gov/car/ for the latest official watches,
warnings, and advisories for northern Maine.
Apex Wx is a private weather information service unaffiliated with NOAA/NWS operated by Joseph Becker, PhD. Dr. Becker holds a certification in weather forecasting from Penn State University and is a trained NWS Storm Spotter.
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Radar apps visualize precipitation intensity using color-coded echoes. However, updates are not instant, and even the most advanced composite radar mosaics can be delayed by 5 to 20 minutes by the time they reach your app.That delay means the weather you are viewing might already be miles away — or more intense than the image suggests.
Apex Wx is a private weather information service unaffiliated with NOAA/NWS operated by Joseph Becker, PhD. Dr. Becker holds a certification in weather forecasting from Penn State University and is a trained NWS Storm Spotter.
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- Sun/Moon data from timeanddate.com.
- NOAA Warning Banner provided by WillyWeather.com.
- Additional Archived Weather Data from Apex Wx is at the University of Utah's MesoWest
- Apex Wx logo by Joanna Becker ©2016 (Visit Bushi and Brush Arts Dojo)
The vast majority of weather apps are automated without human oversight and can miss critical, nuanced details during severe or changing weather. Do not rely on an app for the forecast. Instead, go to weather.gov for the forecast.
Radar apps visualize precipitation intensity using color-coded echoes. However, updates are not instant, and even the most advanced composite radar mosaics can be delayed by 5 to 20 minutes by the time they reach your app.That delay means the weather you are viewing might already be miles away — or more intense than the image suggests.
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