Danforth, Maine Weather
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Danforth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Partly Cloudy——76°46°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——85°52°+9°
- FridayJun 5Light Showers—0.33″74°58°-11°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle57%0.04″69°53°-5°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers40%0.86″66°47°-3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——74°46°+8°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——80°47°+6°
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 2:45 AM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Danforth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (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.