Bethel, Maine Weather
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Bethel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——80°57°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast69%—73°59°-7°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle66%0.06″65°47°-8°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——77°46°+12°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——81°53°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear——87°56°+6°
- ThursdayJun 11Partly Cloudy18%—87°60°0°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 3:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:35 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Bethel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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 5, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Bethel
SPC has placed Bethel in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.