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Sanford, Maine Weather

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

Sanford, ME
Thursday, June 4 at 5:35 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
54%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Sanford, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSanford, ME: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 82°
Sanford, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    81°61°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Rain
    33%
    0.20″
    84°64°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    72%
    0.03″
    74°54°-10°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    23%
    79°49°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    81°51°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    78°56°-3°
Sanford, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
264° · backing 23°
Direction
W
264°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the w.
Sanford, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.2
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.2
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101012
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.21009.81010.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Sanford, ME
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Sanford, ME
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.8mi
UNLIMITED
131 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
05:35 UTC ·Sanford, 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
05:35 UTC ·Sanford, ME · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sanford, ME
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sanford, ME
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sanford, ME
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
8:30 AM
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sanford, ME
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:22 AM
Moonset
12:30 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sanford, ME
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Sanford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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.

ZIP codes in Sanford

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.