Bangor, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bangor weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°60°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—75°54°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—85°51°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—90°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast47%—83°58°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast14%—82°51°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bangor at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 04401
16-Day Forecast — Bangor
- Sun83°58°8%
- Mon80°60°1%
- Tue75°54°20%
- Wed85°51°14%
- Thu90°59°23%
- Fri83°58°47%
- Sat82°51°14%
- Sun78°54°18%
- Mon80°52°17%
- Tue78°53°21%
- Wed85°64°29%
- Thu83°60°19%
- Fri87°56°48%
- Sat85°63°27%
- Sun84°54°29%
- Mon76°59°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
ZIP codes in Bangor
- 04401
- 04402