Rockland, Maine Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Foggy——72°55°—
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain38%0.17″62°52°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle35%0.07″73°57°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——84°57°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers58%—81°64°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——80°56°-1°
- SundayJul 12Clear——74°54°-6°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♈︎ Aries
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Rockland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 04841
16-Day Forecast — Rockland
- Mon72°55°0%
- Tue62°52°38%
- Wed73°57°35%
- Thu84°57°8%
- Fri81°64°58%
- Sat80°56°9%
- Sun74°54°6%
- Mon69°51°19%
- Tue71°48°27%
- Wed69°57°26%
- Thu76°56°22%
- Fri72°52°15%
- Sat73°48°20%
- Sun73°57°25%
- Mon70°57°26%
- Tue69°58°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 Rockland
- 04841