Weather in Steep Falls, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Steep Falls, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
67%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Steep Falls, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
95%
11p
51°
100%
12a
50°
100%
1a
50°
93%
2a
50°
74%
3a
50°
73%
4a
50°
67%
5a
50°
59%
6a
50°
58%
7a
51°
78%
8a
52°
92%
9a
52°
94%
10a
52°
90%
11a
53°
83%
12p
54°
61%
1p
54°
42%
2p
55°
29%
3p
57°
23%
4p
59°
13%
5p
59°
6p
58°
7p
55°
8p
53°
9p
52°
10p
Steep Falls, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—77°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast16%80°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—62°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast12%90°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast29%87°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—68°42°
Steep Falls, ME
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Steep Falls, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · backing 46°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Steep Falls, ME
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Steep Falls, 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 47m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Steep Falls, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:13 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Steep Falls, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Steep Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (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).