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Weather in Presque Isle, Maine

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

Presque Isle, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
34%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
4:55 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Presque Isle, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
53°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
66°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
59°
8p
L 48°H 67°
Presque Isle, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    75°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    27%
    67°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    11%
    67°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    80°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    76°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    17%
    53°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    58°33°
Presque Isle, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 69°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 69° from the sw.
Presque Isle, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.6
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Presque Isle, ME
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
3.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Presque Isle, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:22 AM
Sunrise
4:55 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Presque Isle, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
8:49 AM
Moonset
12:34 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Presque Isle, 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 →

Presque Isle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 26 (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 Presque Isle

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.