Weather in Calais, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Calais, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
55%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
4:57 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Calais, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
51°
10%
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
54°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
59°
11a
60°
12p
60°
1p
60°
2p
60°
3p
59°
4p
60°
5p
57°
6p
55°
7p
52°
8p
49°
9p
47°
10p
Calais, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°40°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle42%74°53°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—63°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers54%84°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle54%89°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%61°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°37°
Calais, ME
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Calais, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
205° · backing 12°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Calais, ME
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Calais, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:25 AM
Sunrise
4:57 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
12:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Calais, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 8:53 AM
- Moonset
- 12:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Calais, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Calais at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (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).