South Paris, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Paris weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°62°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle39%0.01″69°55°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—86°53°+17°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—90°61°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—83°59°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast12%—80°53°-3°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
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 45 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
South Paris at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 04281
16-Day Forecast — South Paris
- Sun83°58°4%
- Mon80°62°4%
- Tue69°55°39%
- Wed86°53°17%
- Thu90°61°17%
- Fri83°59°35%
- Sat80°53°12%
- Sun72°56°21%
- Mon75°55°20%
- Tue86°53°28%
- Wed86°62°24%
- Thu76°55°27%
- Fri86°56°29%
- Sat85°62°17%
- Sun82°59°26%
- Mon85°60°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 South Paris
- 04281