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Lewiston, Maine Weather

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

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

Lewiston, ME
Sunday, July 5 at 12:37 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
38%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
Lewiston, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLewiston, ME: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 83°
Lewiston, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°57°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°59°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.05″
    67°54°-11°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    21%
    85°52°+18°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    90°60°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    37%
    83°61°-7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    13%
    80°53°-3°
Lewiston, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · backing 15°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 25 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the wsw.
Lewiston, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+6.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9941002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.6994.11001.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lewiston, ME
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 40

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) 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
Lewiston, ME
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
109.5mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
16:37 UTC · Lewiston, 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
16:37 UTC · Lewiston, ME · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lewiston, ME
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lewiston, ME
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lewiston, ME
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:28 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lewiston, ME
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lewiston, ME
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lewiston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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: 04240

16-Day Forecast — Lewiston

  1. Sun83°57°4%
  2. Mon78°59°1%
  3. Tue67°54°40%
  4. Wed85°52°21%
  5. Thu90°60°17%
  6. Fri83°61°37%
  7. Sat80°53°13%
  8. Sun77°56°17%
  9. Mon74°53°19%
  10. Tue84°55°23%
  11. Wed88°64°24%
  12. Thu79°56°21%
  13. Fri87°56°27%
  14. Sat88°62°19%
  15. Sun81°59°26%
  16. Mon85°60°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 Lewiston

  • 04240
  • 04241
  • 04243

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.