Gardiner, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gardiner weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°62°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle37%0.04″70°54°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—85°52°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—90°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast39%—82°62°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—81°53°-1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Gardiner at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 04345
16-Day Forecast — Gardiner
- Sun85°60°4%
- Mon80°62°3%
- Tue70°54°37%
- Wed85°52°18%
- Thu90°59°13%
- Fri82°62°39%
- Sat81°53°13%
- Sun77°56°16%
- Mon77°52°18%
- Tue78°53°21%
- Wed89°66°25%
- Thu79°57°21%
- Fri87°57°27%
- Sat86°62°19%
- Sun83°58°26%
- Mon84°61°39%
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 Gardiner
- 04345
- 04359