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Weather in Oakfield, Maine

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oakfield, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
53%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
4:57 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Oakfield, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
55°
8a
58°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
63°
12p
64°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
64°
5p
64°
6p
62°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
L 49°H 66°
Oakfield, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Rain
    26%
    67°45°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    60°37°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    83°50°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    37%
    80°48°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    58°38°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    62°34°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    65°39°
Oakfield, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · veering 27°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
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 10 · pk 22 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the wsw.
Oakfield, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.2
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.2
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oakfield, ME
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.5 μg/m³
PM 10
4.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oakfield, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:23 AM
Sunrise
4:57 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakfield, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
8:52 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oakfield, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oakfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 23 (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).

ZIP codes in Oakfield

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.