Weather in Sanford, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
41%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Sanford, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
100%
9p
50°
99%
10p
49°
100%
11p
48°
84%
12a
48°
55%
1a
48°
29%
2a
48°
22%
3a
48°
22%
4a
48°
27%
5a
48°
23%
6a
48°
34%
7a
48°
38%
8a
49°
51%
9a
50°
58%
10a
52°
58%
11a
51°
57%
12p
53°
66%
1p
53°
46%
2p
54°
27%
3p
55°
4p
57°
11%
5p
57°
6p
56°
7p
54°
8p
Sanford, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast18%82°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—66°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast13%92°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast49%89°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%66°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°44°
Sanford, ME
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sanford, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
206° · backing 35°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sanford, ME
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sanford, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:45 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sanford, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:16 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sanford, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- 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).