Dunstan, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dunstan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——80°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——72°61°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain37%0.43″62°56°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—77°53°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—88°62°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—80°68°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast14%—74°58°-6°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 7.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dunstan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.
16-Day Forecast — Dunstan
- Sun80°61°1%
- Mon72°61°7%
- Tue62°56°37%
- Wed77°53°18%
- Thu88°62°14%
- Fri80°68°46%
- Sat74°58°14%
- Sun72°60°11%
- Mon69°56°18%
- Tue76°56°18%
- Wed86°70°17%
- Thu81°61°27%
- Fri86°62°29%
- Sat89°67°21%
- Sun75°63°26%
- Mon82°64°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 Dunstan
- 04074
- 04070