Turner, Maine Weather
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Turner weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:30 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Clear later——66°45°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast——62°45°-4°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——63°39°+1°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——66°40°+3°
- FridaySep 25Overcast24%—58°47°-8°
- SaturdaySep 26Drizzle35%0.13″56°50°-2°
- SundaySep 27Overcast26%—57°53°+1°
Air quality now AQI 38 · Good
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:26 PM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Turner at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 56°F (high 66°F, low 45°F), about the 57°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: May 1 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 3 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Turner
- Mon66°45°3%
- Tue62°45°0%
- Wed63°39°0%
- Thu66°40°2%
- Fri58°47°24%
- Sat56°50°35%
- Sun57°53°26%
- Mon64°45°21%
- Tue65°43°12%
- Wed60°45°14%
- Thu58°51°22%
- Fri61°44°14%
- Sat64°45°16%
- Sun65°41°32%
- Mon54°37°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 10) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Turner
Turner sits in Androscoggin County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 31m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 51m — a swing of +6h 40m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Portland, the state’s largest city, lies about 40 miles to the S. The nearest town Turner tracks is Portland, roughly 40 miles to the S.
Air quality in Turner
Air quality in Turner’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 31).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, spinach, summer squash, garlic |
| August | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Turner, July runs warmest near 69°F and January coldest around 19°F, while October is the wettest month (5.1 inches) and February the driest (3.0 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 3.6″ | 11 |
| February | 22° | 3.0″ | 10 |
| March | 30° | 3.8″ | 11 |
| April | 42° | 4.2″ | 12 |
| May | 54° | 3.8″ | 14 |
| June | 63° | 4.4″ | 15 |
| July | 69° | 3.9″ | 13 |
| August | 68° | 3.5″ | 12 |
| September | 60° | 3.9″ | 10 |
| October | 48° | 5.1″ | 13 |
| November | 37° | 4.4″ | 11 |
| December | 26° | 4.4″ | 13 |
Regional context
Similar climates Greene, ME, Auburn, ME, Sabattus, ME
In Turner, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 19°F and July near 69°F — a 50°F seasonal arc — with about 48.1 inches of precipitation over 143 rainy or snowy days.
Turner's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: October peaks at 5.1 inches on 12.7 wet days, while February holds 3.0 inches over 9.6 — no season dominates Turner's rain calendar. That even rhythm groups Turner with places like Greene, ME, Auburn, ME and Sabattus, ME.
Once Turner passes May 1, freezes fade and Turner's beds take kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Heat-demanding starts go out a fortnight on in Turner, after the soil warms and cold snaps clear. Frost returns to Turner near October 10, ending the tender-crop season. Open lawns in Turner whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Greene, ME, Auburn, ME, Sabattus, ME, Lewiston, ME, South Paris, ME.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Turner?
- Turner's last spring frost lands near May 1, and in Turner the first fall frost follows around October 10.
- What is the rainy season in Turner?
- Turner sees its heaviest rain in October (around 5.1 inches), part of roughly 48 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Turner?
- The warmest stretch in Turner comes in July, around 69°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Turner?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Turner, about 19°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Turner?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at May 1 in Turner; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Turner get?
- Turner records around 143 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Turner?
- Turner sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 19°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Turner?
- Turner's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Turner?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Turner in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Turner?
- Current conditions for Turner and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Turner forecast updated?
- The Turner forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Turner?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Turner are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Turner?
- The next few days in Turner's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Turner sits at 44.3°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Turner
- 04282