Weather in Belfast, Maine
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Belfast, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
66%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Belfast, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
28%
12a
53°
38%
1a
52°
52%
2a
52°
54%
3a
52°
57%
4a
52°
63%
5a
52°
55%
6a
52°
45%
7a
54°
43%
8a
56°
37%
9a
56°
25%
10a
58°
17%
11a
59°
20%
12p
59°
21%
1p
59°
17%
2p
58°
13%
3p
60°
4p
61°
5p
60°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
56°
10%
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
Belfast, ME
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast38%77°56°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—63°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle27%87°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle48%88°57°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°43°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—66°40°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast—59°44°
Belfast, ME
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Belfast, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
219° · backing 25°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
Belfast, ME
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Belfast, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:34 AM
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Belfast, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:04 AM
- Moonset
- 12:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Belfast, ME
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Belfast at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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).