Weather in Rockland, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockland, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
79%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Rockland, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
48%
12a
49°
81%
1a
48°
79%
2a
49°
84%
3a
49°
95%
4a
49°
87%
5a
50°
61%
6a
50°
48%
7a
50°
60%
8a
51°
55%
9a
52°
46%
10a
52°
45%
11a
55°
29%
12p
56°
21%
1p
56°
27%
2p
55°
20%
3p
57°
15%
4p
57°
10%
5p
57°
6p
56°
7p
54°
8p
53°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
Rockland, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast38%77°53°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—57°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle20%84°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast46%88°57°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°39°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle—59°42°
Rockland, ME
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Rockland, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
227° · backing 24°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rockland, ME
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 14.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 19.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rockland, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:36 AM
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
12:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockland, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:05 AM
- Moonset
- 12:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rockland, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Rockland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (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).