Bath, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bath weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°62°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle41%0.10″62°54°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—83°52°+21°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—83°60°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—82°64°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—78°54°-4°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 42 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bath at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 04530
16-Day Forecast — Bath
- Sun85°61°4%
- Mon78°62°5%
- Tue62°54°41%
- Wed83°52°19%
- Thu83°60°10%
- Fri82°64°36%
- Sat78°54°13%
- Sun74°57°12%
- Mon74°53°17%
- Tue74°55°20%
- Wed82°69°23%
- Thu79°60°21%
- Fri88°57°27%
- Sat88°64°19%
- Sun80°60°26%
- Mon81°61°39%
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 Bath
- 04530