Weather in Biddeford, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Biddeford, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
59%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Biddeford, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
96%
9p
49°
99%
10p
48°
95%
11p
48°
85%
12a
48°
84%
1a
47°
65%
2a
47°
41%
3a
47°
36%
4a
47°
43%
5a
48°
44%
6a
48°
41%
7a
49°
52%
8a
49°
75%
9a
49°
76%
10a
49°
79%
11a
51°
72%
12p
51°
76%
1p
54°
61%
2p
54°
39%
3p
57°
4p
58°
10%
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
55°
8p
Biddeford, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—73°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast21%82°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—61°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast14%89°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast48%88°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast16%64°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°45°
Biddeford, ME
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Biddeford, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
197° · backing 36°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
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
Biddeford, ME
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Biddeford, 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 45m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Biddeford, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:14 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Biddeford, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Biddeford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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).