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Weather in Rangeley, Maine

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

Rangeley, ME
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
60
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Rangeley, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
60%
12a
49°
59%
1a
49°
55%
2a
50°
50%
3a
50°
50%
4a
50°
47%
5a
50°
55%
6a
49°
74%
7a
51°
69%
8a
52°
71%
9a
52°
59%
10a
54°
39%
11a
55°
22%
12p
54°
1p
56°
2p
58°
3p
59°
4p
58°
5p
57°
6p
56°
15%
7p
54°
18%
8p
52°
13%
9p
52°
10p
52°
11p
L 49°H 59°
Rangeley, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    17%
    67°50°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    65°40°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    82°51°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    47%
    76°46°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    54°35°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    61°34°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    59°40°
Rangeley, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · backing 30°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
avg 8 · pk 24 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the sw.
Rangeley, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.17 inHg
Now
954.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954960
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rangeley, ME
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.6 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rangeley, ME
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:38 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rangeley, ME
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:08 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rangeley, 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 →

Rangeley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 Rangeley

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.