Weather in Bangor, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bangor, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
65%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:05 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Bangor, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
54°
11%
2a
53°
15%
3a
53°
16%
4a
52°
28%
5a
53°
20%
6a
53°
23%
7a
54°
22%
8a
56°
18%
9a
56°
10%
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
63°
1p
62°
2p
64°
3p
64°
13%
4p
64°
5p
63°
6p
59°
11%
7p
58°
17%
8p
54°
9p
Bangor, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—78°50°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle40%77°56°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—64°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle55%90°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast57%87°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—62°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—68°38°
Bangor, ME
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bangor, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 12°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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
Bangor, ME
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bangor, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:32 AM
Sunrise
5:05 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bangor, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:01 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bangor, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Bangor at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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).