South Eliot, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Eliot weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——81°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—75°60°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers46%1.4″62°58°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—81°52°+19°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—91°60°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%—78°67°-13°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—76°58°-2°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 20.6 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.98 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 20.6 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
South Eliot at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — South Eliot
- Sun81°61°0%
- Mon75°60°27%
- Tue62°58°46%
- Wed81°52°20%
- Thu91°60°12%
- Fri78°67°50%
- Sat76°58°13%
- Sun72°58°12%
- Mon72°54°22%
- Tue83°54°18%
- Wed88°69°17%
- Thu83°59°25%
- Fri88°58°19%
- Sat92°63°32%
- Sun77°63°25%
- Mon79°65°34%
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 South Eliot
- 03903