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Shaded-relief map of Caratunk, Maine: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
MAINE · SOMERSET COUNTY

Caratunk

83 people, 2,100 ft above sea level in Somerset County.

2,100 ftElevation, city center
83People, 2024 estimate
52 sq miLand area
Clear 33°
Clear now Dew point 32° · NW 6 mph · high 37°
City of Caratunk River Interstate 2 miles
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The Caratunk plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Caratunk

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Greenville (KGNR) · 6:56 PM
Clear
33° Clear Feels like 28° · high of 37° near 8 PM
WindNW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity96%rising to 75% by morning
Pressure29.64 in →steady
Visibility— mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 32° · Dry24° by Monday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 110.02 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Somerset County
NWS Gray and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 7:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:36 AM4:11 PM ↓
9 h 35 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
24
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 24 to 31°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 40° / 27°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
37° 31°
10% rain — NNW 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
38° 29°
20% rain — NW 10, gusts 25 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
38° 30°
0% rain — NW 10 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45° 37°
0% rain — WNW 7 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47° 37°
0% rain — WNW 7 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50° 38°
0% rain — SW 3 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49° 34°
10% rain — WNW 6 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Caratunk about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Canada three days ago, and over Ontario a day ago, about 2,610 miles back along its path. It came down from about 10,400 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from Canada. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Caratunk stands on

Caratunk’s center stands about 2,100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,050 ft to 2,550 ft, a difference of 1,500 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Moxie Mountain, about 2,920 ft, 1 miles southeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Devonian gabbro - ultramafic rocks (gabbro, ultramafic), from the Devonian, 359 to 422 million years old.

The section below crosses 8 rock units mapped at the surface.

Caratunk, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft2,000 ft CARATUNK2,100 ftPierce Pond Mountain2,480 ftKennebec Riverabout 490 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 8×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Devonian - Silurian Madrid Formation

Quartzite, calc-silicate-rock. Age: Silurian to Devonian, 359 to 445 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Devonian Carrabassett Formation, massive pelite member

Mudstone. Age: Devonian, 359 to 422 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Devonian gabbro - ultramafic rocks

Gabbro, ultramafic. Age: Devonian, 359 to 422 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Devonian gabbro

Gabbro. Age: Devonian, 359 to 422 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Ordovician - Cambrian Dead River Formation, lower member

Quartzite. Age: Cambrian to Ordovician, 445 to 542 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Devonian Carrabassett Formation

Schist. Age: Devonian, 359 to 422 million years old. About 0.8 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 2 smaller units along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Caratunk’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Caratunk reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Robinson Pond Outler, the Pleasant Pond Stream and the Kennebec: about 140 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Caratunk≈ 140 mi · the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF CARATUNK ≈ 140 mi to the Atlantic Ocean Robinson Pond Outler → Pleasant Pond Stream → Kennebec

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Caratunk; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Caratunk on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Portland ME · 107 MI 107 miles south Burlington VT · 171 MI 171 miles west
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MAINE · SOMERSET

Caratunk

83 people, 2,100 ft above sea level in Somerset County.

2,100 ftElevation
83People
52 sq miLand
Clear 33°
ClearDew point 32°
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Today in Caratunk

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 36° 7%
10p mostly cloudy night 36° 6%
1a mostly cloudy night 36° 4%
4a mostly cloudy night 36° 7%
7a mostly cloudy day 35° 13%
10a mostly cloudy day 36° 9%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Caratunk stands on

Caratunk’s center stands about 2,100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,050 ft to 2,550 ft, a difference of 1,500 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Moxie Mountain, about 2,920 ft, 1 miles southeast.

Caratunk, northwest to southeast Caratunk2,100 ftPierce Pond Mountain2,480 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 16×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center2,100 ft
Within 3 miles1,050 to 2,550 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,500 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMoxie Mountain, 2,920 ft, 1 mi southeast
Rock at the surfaceDevonian gabbro - ultramafic rocks
Its ageDevonian, 359 to 422 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 140 mito the Atlantic OceanRobinson Pond Outler → Pleasant Pond Stream → Kennebec

A raindrop that lands in Caratunk reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Robinson Pond Outler, the Pleasant Pond Stream and the Kennebec: about 140 river miles.