South Windham, Maine Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Windham weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——77°62°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain33%0.36″62°55°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—85°53°+23°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—91°61°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast44%—82°63°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast15%—79°56°-3°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 7.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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 Windham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — South Windham
- Sun86°60°4%
- Mon77°62°5%
- Tue62°55°33%
- Wed85°53°17%
- Thu91°61°15%
- Fri82°63°44%
- Sat79°56°15%
- Sun78°58°13%
- Mon74°55°21%
- Tue83°56°21%
- Wed90°67°19%
- Thu81°60°27%
- Fri88°58°29%
- Sat90°67°21%
- Sun80°62°26%
- Mon83°62°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 Windham
- 04062