Weather in Bethel, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bethel, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
58%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Bethel, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
89%
11p
51°
84%
12a
51°
98%
1a
51°
97%
2a
50°
99%
3a
51°
95%
4a
51°
91%
5a
51°
81%
6a
51°
86%
7a
51°
89%
8a
52°
91%
9a
52°
86%
10a
52°
66%
11a
53°
64%
12p
55°
52%
1p
58°
19%
2p
59°
13%
3p
60°
4p
60°
5p
59°
6p
58°
7p
55°
8p
54°
9p
52°
10p
Bethel, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast20%72°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast19%72°54°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—65°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast29%88°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle32%83°55°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—59°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—68°38°
Bethel, ME
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bethel, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
090° · backing 67°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Bethel, ME
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bethel, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:42 AM
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bethel, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bethel, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Bethel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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).