Rangeley, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rangeley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——79°53°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°58°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—71°54°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°52°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%0.02″83°58°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast37%—75°51°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—76°47°+1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
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 41 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rangeley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 04970
16-Day Forecast — Rangeley
- Sun79°53°1%
- Mon78°58°2%
- Tue71°54°14%
- Wed82°52°9%
- Thu83°58°28%
- Fri75°51°37%
- Sat76°47°13%
- Sun76°52°23%
- Mon70°56°24%
- Tue79°53°31%
- Wed80°55°29%
- Thu62°53°35%
- Fri79°57°45%
- Sat76°59°23%
- Sun79°52°35%
- Mon82°57°32%
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 Rangeley
- 04970