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Orono, Maine

Community in Penobscot County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Orono

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Eastern Interior (ME), 7 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good7.5 mi
  • Ozone19Good17 ppb10.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good7.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Orono

0.51 in in the last 24 hours, 0.74 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.51in
Last 3 days
0.74in

Visibility

How far you can see at Orono, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

On the radar over Orono, MaineReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Orono, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Old Town 2 W94644

At a climate reference station/2.6 mi away/127 ft/21 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank240of 415

Old Town 2WOLDM1

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.0 mi away/128 ft/22 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank119of 415

MaineDoT - Bangor 2020ME020

Beside a road/4.6 mi away/164 ft/58 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Orono 0.9 NEME-PN-43

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/100 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Old Town RAWSOLDM1

A remote fire weather station/3.7 mi away/161 ft/55 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Bangor INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.9 mi from Orono, Maine. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 5,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bangor INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BGRFIG. A THE SKY OVER BANGOR INTL ARPTSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBangor INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BGRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BGR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Bangor INTL Arpt: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BGRFIG. B THE AIR AT BANGOR INTL ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEBangor INTL Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BGRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BGR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bangor INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BGRFIG. C THE WIND AT BANGOR INTL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBangor INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BGRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BGR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bangor INTL Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Maine

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

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Near Orono

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