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Weather in Gardiner, Maine

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

Gardiner, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
70%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Gardiner, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
32%
9p
54°
40%
10p
54°
40%
11p
54°
60%
12a
54°
92%
1a
53°
95%
2a
52°
100%
3a
52°
97%
4a
53°
91%
5a
53°
74%
6a
53°
79%
7a
53°
85%
8a
53°
87%
9a
54°
90%
10a
54°
85%
11a
54°
70%
12p
58°
42%
1p
59°
20%
2p
60°
11%
3p
60°
21%
4p
59°
16%
5p
59°
6p
58°
7p
56°
8p
L 52°H 60°
Gardiner, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    73°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    28%
    77°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    28%
    91°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    89°57°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70°41°
Gardiner, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · backing 32°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 26 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 32° from the s.
Gardiner, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Gardiner, ME
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
12.3 μg/m³
PM 10
17.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gardiner, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:39 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gardiner, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:08 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gardiner, 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 →

Gardiner at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (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 Gardiner

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.