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Weather in Saco, Maine

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Saco, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
66%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Saco, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
94%
9p
50°
97%
10p
49°
95%
11p
48°
90%
12a
48°
91%
1a
48°
78%
2a
47°
58%
3a
48°
51%
4a
48°
53%
5a
48°
50%
6a
49°
46%
7a
49°
66%
8a
50°
84%
9a
49°
80%
10a
50°
84%
11a
51°
79%
12p
51°
74%
1p
53°
53%
2p
54°
36%
3p
57°
11%
4p
58°
11%
5p
59°
6p
57°
7p
55°
8p
L 47°H 59°
Saco, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    73°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    20%
    82°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    61°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    16%
    89°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    46%
    88°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    64°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°45°
Saco, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 8°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the sw.
Saco, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Saco, 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
Saco, 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.
Saco, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:14 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Saco, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Saco at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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).

ZIP codes in Saco

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.