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Warm Weekend

Leaf-Out in Caribou

Good Afternoon! Some lingering showers around today, before a warm and mostly dry weekend. Temperatures will be in the 60s and 70s into early next week. However, water temperatures on lakes and beaches remain cold in the 40s. Cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia, so exercise caution and wear a life jacket if out on the water. There could be some showers in the north on Sunday, and more unsettled weather moves in starting Tuesday.

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...Leaf-Out Has Occurred in Caribou!... Leaf-out occurred today in Caribou, according to our unofficial definition of half of the trees having a green tinge to them. This is close to the average date of leaf-out, with our local records going back to 2013. See the image for tidbits on what tends to be correlated with early or late leaf-out.

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