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Weather in Bradley, Maine

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bradley, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
60%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Bradley, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
1a
54°
2a
53°
10%
3a
53°
12%
4a
53°
23%
5a
53°
19%
6a
54°
21%
7a
55°
17%
8a
56°
11%
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
65°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
65°
4p
65°
5p
63°
6p
62°
12%
7p
59°
12%
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
L 52°H 65°
Bradley, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    35%
    76°56°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    65°45°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    46%
    89°50°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    46%
    87°55°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°42°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    68°37°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    68°40°
Bradley, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 31°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 27 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the sse.
Bradley, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.62 inHg
Now
1002.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bradley, ME
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bradley, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:30 AM
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bradley, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:00 AM
Moonset
12:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bradley, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bradley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Bradley

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.