West Kennebunk, Maine Weather
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West Kennebunk weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——81°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—74°59°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers43%0.51″63°57°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—81°52°+18°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—90°61°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—77°68°-13°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—76°57°-1°
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 2 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 2 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
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Kennebunk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — West Kennebunk
- Sun81°59°0%
- Mon74°59°11%
- Tue63°57°43%
- Wed81°52°19%
- Thu90°61°13%
- Fri77°68°48%
- Sat76°57°13%
- Sun73°58°12%
- Mon72°54°19%
- Tue78°54°18%
- Wed85°69°16%
- Thu82°59°27%
- Fri88°60°29%
- Sat91°66°21%
- Sun77°62°26%
- Mon84°64°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 West Kennebunk
- 04043