Weather in Waterville, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waterville, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
67%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Waterville, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
18%
11p
53°
39%
12a
53°
66%
1a
53°
58%
2a
53°
61%
3a
53°
72%
4a
53°
71%
5a
53°
73%
6a
53°
73%
7a
53°
76%
8a
54°
78%
9a
55°
50%
10a
55°
40%
11a
58°
27%
12p
59°
15%
1p
60°
14%
2p
62°
12%
3p
62°
16%
4p
61°
5p
61°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
54°
9p
53°
10p
Waterville, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—77°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast28%77°57°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—65°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast37%90°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast42%89°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°39°
Waterville, ME
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Waterville, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 36°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Waterville, ME
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Waterville, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:37 AM
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waterville, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Waterville, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Waterville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (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).