Weather in Old Town, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Old Town, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
66%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Old Town, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
1a
54°
2a
53°
10%
3a
53°
12%
4a
53°
23%
5a
53°
20%
6a
53°
22%
7a
54°
20%
8a
56°
15%
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
64°
2p
64°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
64°
6p
59°
18%
7p
59°
12%
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
52°
12a
Old Town, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast30%76°56°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—64°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast47%89°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast45%87°55°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—67°37°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast—68°40°
Old Town, ME
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Old Town, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
185° · backing 46°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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
Old Town, ME
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Old Town, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:30 AM
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Old Town, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:00 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Old Town, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Old Town at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (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).