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Island Falls, Maine Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Island Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Island Falls, ME
Sunday, July 5 at 11:35 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
53%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
Island Falls, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIsland Falls, ME: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 76°
Island Falls, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Mostly Clear
    76°54°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°55°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°57°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    85°54°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    44%
    0.31″
    80°61°-5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    32%
    78°55°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    12%
    79°50°+1°
Island Falls, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
334° · veering 62°
Direction
NNW
334°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 26 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 150SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 62° from the nnw.
Island Falls, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.8
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.8
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+4.9
mb
24h
+9.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9901000
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.7989.8999.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Island Falls, ME
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
6.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Island Falls, ME
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.8mi
UNLIMITED
96 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:35 UTC · Island Falls, ME · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:35 UTC · Island Falls, ME · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Island Falls, ME
Satellite · infrared · animated
Island Falls, ME
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Island Falls, ME
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:11 AM
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Daylight
15h 38m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Island Falls, ME
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Island Falls, ME
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Island Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 04747

16-Day Forecast — Island Falls

  1. Sun76°54°1%
  2. Mon78°55°0%
  3. Tue80°57°3%
  4. Wed85°54°5%
  5. Thu80°61°44%
  6. Fri78°55°32%
  7. Sat79°50°12%
  8. Sun80°52°18%
  9. Mon77°54°19%
  10. Tue82°53°29%
  11. Wed78°62°32%
  12. Thu79°59°25%
  13. Fri82°55°48%
  14. Sat76°58°39%
  15. Sun79°53°35%
  16. Mon76°57°30%

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 Island Falls

  • 04747

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.