Weather in Saco, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Saco, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
71%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Saco, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
95%
11p
48°
90%
12a
48°
91%
1a
48°
78%
2a
47°
58%
3a
48°
51%
4a
48°
53%
5a
48°
50%
6a
49°
46%
7a
49°
66%
8a
50°
84%
9a
49°
80%
10a
50°
84%
11a
51°
79%
12p
51°
74%
1p
53°
53%
2p
54°
36%
3p
57°
11%
4p
58°
11%
5p
59°
6p
57°
7p
55°
8p
53°
9p
51°
10p
Saco, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—73°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast17%82°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—59°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast11%89°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast32%88°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°45°
Saco, ME
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Saco, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
205° · backing 33°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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
Saco, ME
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Saco, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:44 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Saco, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:14 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Saco, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Saco at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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).