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Waterville, Maine Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waterville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Waterville, ME
Sunday, July 5 at 12:37 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
36%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
Waterville, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaterville, ME: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 85°
Waterville, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°59°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    82°63°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    30%
    73°54°-9°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    86°52°+13°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    90°59°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.01″
    82°60°-8°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    12%
    82°51°
Waterville, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
301° · veering 29°
Direction
WNW
301°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 26 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 143SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 29° from the wnw.
Waterville, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+6.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981006
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.3998.41005.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Waterville, ME
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
6.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Waterville, ME
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
109.5mi
UNLIMITED
129 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:37 UTC · Waterville, ME · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:37 UTC · Waterville, ME · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Waterville, ME
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waterville, ME
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waterville, ME
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:24 AM
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Waterville, ME
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Waterville, ME
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waterville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 04901

16-Day Forecast — Waterville

  1. Sun85°59°7%
  2. Mon82°63°2%
  3. Tue73°54°30%
  4. Wed86°52°15%
  5. Thu90°59°22%
  6. Fri82°60°47%
  7. Sat82°51°12%
  8. Sun79°55°20%
  9. Mon79°51°17%
  10. Tue80°53°23%
  11. Wed89°65°27%
  12. Thu77°57°19%
  13. Fri88°58°32%
  14. Sat83°63°21%
  15. Sun83°55°29%
  16. Mon86°59°29%

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 Waterville

  • 04901
  • 04903

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.