Weather in West Kennebunk, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Kennebunk, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
67%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
West Kennebunk, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
84%
12a
48°
68%
1a
48°
40%
2a
47°
28%
3a
48°
26%
4a
48°
28%
5a
48°
28%
6a
48°
35%
7a
49°
43%
8a
50°
61%
9a
50°
68%
10a
50°
74%
11a
51°
66%
12p
52°
70%
1p
53°
52%
2p
55°
36%
3p
56°
4p
57°
10%
5p
57°
6p
57°
7p
54°
8p
52°
9p
51°
10p
51°
11p
West Kennebunk, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast16%83°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—60°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast13%93°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast35%90°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—68°44°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle11%62°45°
West Kennebunk, ME
Next 24 hours · Cold now
West Kennebunk, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
208° · backing 30°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
West Kennebunk, ME
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Kennebunk, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:45 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Kennebunk, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
West Kennebunk, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
West Kennebunk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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).