Rockland, Maine Weather
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Rockland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——81°51°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——82°52°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle39%—71°50°-11°
- SundayJun 7Showers57%1.4″62°50°-9°
- MondayJun 8Overcast15%—73°45°+11°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy——77°47°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——69°50°-8°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 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 46 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 3:18 AM
- Moonset
- 12:20 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Rockland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (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 4, 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.