Danforth, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Danforth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——77°56°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°56°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—80°57°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°52°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle35%0.02″88°60°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%0.01″79°56°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—79°51°0°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 35 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Danforth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 04424
16-Day Forecast — Danforth
- Sun77°56°1%
- Mon78°56°1%
- Tue80°57°10%
- Wed84°52°7%
- Thu88°60°35%
- Fri79°56°46%
- Sat79°51°17%
- Sun80°54°16%
- Mon80°52°19%
- Tue82°53°25%
- Wed71°60°29%
- Thu78°60°32%
- Fri82°56°48%
- Sat79°58°30%
- Sun81°51°32%
- Mon70°57°29%
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 Danforth
- 04424