Augusta, Maine Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Augusta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Rain96%0.47″76°63°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——74°55°-2°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——76°49°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Showers72%0.54″63°51°-13°
- FridayJun 19Foggy58%—75°56°+12°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle21%—67°54°-8°
- SundayJun 21Overcast34%—70°48°+3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.1 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 5h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:48 AM
- Moonset
- 8:42 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice approaches — longest light
Augusta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Augusta
- Mon76°63°96%
- Tue74°55°0%
- Wed76°49°3%
- Thu63°51°72%
- Fri75°56°58%
- Sat67°54°21%
- Sun70°48°34%
- Mon69°49°35%
- Tue74°50°25%
- Wed79°49°25%
- Thu68°55°23%
- Fri74°56°46%
- Sat78°50°33%
- Sun73°53°29%
- Mon57°54°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
ZIP codes in Augusta
- 04330
- 04332
- 04333
- 04336
- 04338