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Belfast, Maine Weather

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Belfast weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Belfast, ME
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:02 PM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
55%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
4:53 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Belfast, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBelfast, ME: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 48 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 48°H 85°
Belfast, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    71°47°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°48°+14°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    81°61°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    60%
    0.18″
    61°54°-20°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    55%
    0.56″
    63°50°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    13%
    74°47°+11°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    70°49°-4°
Belfast, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
125° · backing 147°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
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 6 · pk 13 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 147° from the se.
Belfast, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.11008.01008.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Belfast, ME
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 39

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Belfast, ME
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.5mi
UNLIMITED
102 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:02 UTC ·Belfast, ME · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:02 UTC ·Belfast, ME · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Belfast, ME
Satellite · infrared · animated
Belfast, ME
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Belfast, ME
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
8:19 AM
Sunrise
4:53 AM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Belfast, ME
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:44 AM
Moonset
11:13 AM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Belfast, ME
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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 Belfast

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.