Maine, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—82°63°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers16%0.81″82°61°0°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——77°55°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast22%—80°60°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers50%1.00″76°64°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast50%—77°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%—77°57°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.91 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Maine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Maine
- Sat82°63°16%
- Sun82°61°16%
- Mon77°55°5%
- Tue80°60°22%
- Wed76°64°50%
- Thu77°60°50%
- Fri77°57°11%
- Sat76°60°14%
- Sun72°55°12%
- Mon78°52°13%
- Tue77°57°13%
- Wed74°59°27%
- Thu81°62°26%
- Fri83°63°24%
- Sat84°63°19%
- Sun83°68°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Maine
SPC includes Maine in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Maine
- 54401
- 54417
- 54452
- 54402