Bethel, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bethel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——82°54°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°60°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle36%—68°55°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—86°53°+18°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—89°61°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—80°56°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast12%—79°51°-1°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
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 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bethel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 04217
16-Day Forecast — Bethel
- Sun82°54°5%
- Mon80°60°3%
- Tue68°55°36%
- Wed86°53°13%
- Thu89°61°16%
- Fri80°56°36%
- Sat79°51°12%
- Sun73°54°24%
- Mon72°56°20%
- Tue85°53°30%
- Wed85°60°27%
- Thu72°55°37%
- Fri84°59°39%
- Sat83°62°25%
- Sun80°58°36%
- Mon83°58°42%
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 Bethel
- 04217