Weather in Lewiston, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lewiston, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 5:10 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
71%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Lewiston, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
98%
1a
52°
100%
2a
52°
95%
3a
52°
90%
4a
52°
81%
5a
51°
79%
6a
51°
86%
7a
52°
91%
8a
52°
93%
9a
52°
97%
10a
53°
93%
11a
53°
90%
12p
55°
65%
1p
58°
19%
2p
58°
16%
3p
59°
10%
4p
60°
10%
5p
58°
6p
58°
7p
55°
8p
53°
9p
52°
10p
52°
11p
52°
12a
Lewiston, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast13%78°57°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—60°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast24%90°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle33%87°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°42°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle11%64°43°
Lewiston, ME
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lewiston, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
191° · backing 16°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Lewiston, ME
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lewiston, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:40 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lewiston, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:10 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lewiston, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Lewiston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (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).