Sanford, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—76°60°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain43%1.4″61°56°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—84°52°+23°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—91°62°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—77°68°-14°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast14%—77°58°0°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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 35 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 04073
16-Day Forecast — Sanford
- Sun83°59°0%
- Mon76°60°11%
- Tue61°56°43%
- Wed84°52°20%
- Thu91°62°14%
- Fri77°68°47%
- Sat77°58°14%
- Sun72°58°15%
- Mon75°54°22%
- Tue80°54°19%
- Wed90°68°19%
- Thu81°59°27%
- Fri87°59°29%
- Sat90°66°21%
- Sun79°63°26%
- Mon85°64°42%
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 Sanford
- 04073
- 04083