Dangerous Heat to Continue through the Holiday Weekend; Severe Storms on Friday from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S through Friday then focusing across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Peak heat indices of up to 115 degrees are possible. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible from the northern/central Plains into the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic Friday. Read More >

                        
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1053 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX REPORTS...

Location                     Heat Idx. Time/Date       Provider

...Maine...

...Aroostook County...
Linneus                       99 F     0300 PM 07/02   CWOP
Woodland                      99 F     0304 PM 07/02   CWOP
2 NE Caribou                  98 F     1200 PM 07/02   CWOP
1 E Houlton                   97 F     0453 PM 07/02   ASOS
Presque Isle Airport          96 F     0356 PM 07/02   AWOS
Mapleton                      95 F     0415 PM 07/02   DAVIS
Caribou                       95 F     0154 PM 07/02   ASOS
Easton                        94 F     0355 PM 07/02   DAVIS
Uscrn Site At Aroostook Nwr   93 F     0115 PM 07/02   MESOWEST
Clayton Lake                  91 F     1220 PM 07/02   AWOS
Frenchville Airport           89 F     0153 PM 07/02   ASOS

...Hancock County...
Brooksville - 3.5 ESE        104 F     0345 PM 07/02   CWOP
Acadia National Park         103 F     0158 PM 07/02   RAWS
Castine                      103 F     0615 PM 07/02   CWOP
Bar Harbor Airport           103 F     0256 PM 07/02   AWOS
Southwest Hbr.-Seawall       101 F     0100 PM 07/02   CWOP

...Penobscot County...
Bangor                       100 F     0515 PM 07/02   DAVIS
Millinocket                  100 F     0125 PM 07/02   CWOP
Bangor International Airport 100 F     0253 PM 07/02   ASOS
Uscrn Site Near Old Town 2w  100 F     0235 PM 07/02   MESOWEST
Millinocket                   98 F     0153 PM 07/02   ASOS

...Piscataquis County...
WELLINGTON                   102 F     0322 PM 07/02   CWOP
1.0 NE Brownville Junction   102 F     0245 PM 07/02   MESOWEST
LAKE VIEW PLANTATION          95 F     0145 PM 07/02   CWOP
1 E Greenville                90 F     1243 PM 07/02   AWOS
Greenville                    90 F     1256 PM 07/02   ASOS

...Somerset County...
Turner Brook                  92 F     0359 PM 07/02   RAWS

...Washington County...
Moosehorn                    103 F     0319 PM 07/02   RAWS
EAST MACHIAS                 101 F     0305 PM 07/02   CWOP
1 SW Machias                  99 F     0639 PM 07/02   AWOS
1 SSE Princeton               99 F     0239 PM 07/02   AWOS
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Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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