Biddeford, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Biddeford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——80°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—73°60°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain40%1.2″61°56°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—77°53°+16°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—87°62°+10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast47%—80°67°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—74°58°-6°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.96 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Biddeford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 04005
16-Day Forecast — Biddeford
- Sun80°60°1%
- Mon73°60°10%
- Tue61°56°40%
- Wed77°53°18%
- Thu87°62°13%
- Fri80°67°47%
- Sat74°58°13%
- Sun71°59°10%
- Mon69°56°18%
- Tue76°55°17%
- Wed85°69°15%
- Thu81°61°27%
- Fri86°62°29%
- Sat89°66°21%
- Sun74°62°26%
- Mon82°63°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 Biddeford
- 04005
- 04006
- 04007