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Weather in Rangeley, Maine

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

Rangeley, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
41%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Rangeley, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
42%
9p
50°
59%
10p
50°
55%
11p
50°
60%
12a
49°
59%
1a
49°
55%
2a
50°
50%
3a
50°
50%
4a
50°
47%
5a
50°
55%
6a
49°
74%
7a
51°
69%
8a
52°
71%
9a
52°
59%
10a
54°
39%
11a
55°
22%
12p
54°
1p
56°
2p
58°
3p
59°
4p
58°
5p
57°
6p
56°
15%
7p
54°
18%
8p
L 49°H 59°
Rangeley, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    73°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    69°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    72°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    82°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    50%
    76°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    54°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    61°34°
Rangeley, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · backing 34°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 7
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 7 · pk 34 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 34° from the sw.
Rangeley, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.21 inHg
Now
955.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954960
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rangeley, ME
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rangeley, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:39 AM
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rangeley, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:08 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rangeley, 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 →

Rangeley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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).

ZIP codes in Rangeley

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.