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

Waterville, ME
Thursday, June 4 at 7:49 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
69%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
4:55 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Waterville, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaterville, ME: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 85°
Waterville, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°60°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    64%
    0.20″
    70°57°-15°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Rain
    60%
    0.07″
    68°53°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    13%
    75°44°+7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    81°46°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    80°52°-1°
Waterville, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · backing 166°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
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 4 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 166° from the s.
Waterville, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.61008.51008.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Waterville, ME
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Waterville, ME
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.2mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
07:49 UTC ·Waterville, 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
07:49 UTC ·Waterville, ME · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Waterville, ME
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waterville, ME
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waterville, ME
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
8:20 AM
Sunrise
4:55 AM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Waterville, ME
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
3:22 AM
Moonset
12:21 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Waterville, ME
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Waterville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Waterville

SPC has placed Waterville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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.

ZIP codes in Waterville

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.