Old Town, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Old Town weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°57°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°59°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—77°54°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—85°51°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—89°59°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast42%—83°58°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast15%—82°51°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Old Town at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 04468
16-Day Forecast — Old Town
- Sun82°57°4%
- Mon80°59°2%
- Tue77°54°19%
- Wed85°51°13%
- Thu89°59°23%
- Fri83°58°42%
- Sat82°51°15%
- Sun79°53°18%
- Mon81°51°17%
- Tue78°53°21%
- Wed85°64°30%
- Thu83°60°26%
- Fri87°56°48%
- Sat85°62°25%
- Sun84°54°26%
- Mon75°58°35%
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 Old Town
- 04468
- 04489