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Arden, Delaware Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Arden, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 10:27 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
83%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Arden, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArden, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 74°H 92°
Arden, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    41%
    0.04″
    98°75°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    54%
    0.33″
    92°74°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    94%
    2.1″
    81°69°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    85%
    —
    72°67°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    26%
    —
    77°65°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    —
    90°65°+13°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.02″
    91°72°+1°
Arden, DE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°70°83°96°6p12a6a12pnow 78°high 92°low 74°PRECIP %
Arden, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
271° · backing 132°
Direction
W
271°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 6 · pk 37
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 309SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 37 — flags snap, branches bend.
Arden, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.7
+4.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.7
mb
3h
+4.3
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1000–1005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.51000.21004.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Arden, DE
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
→+3 in 6h

AQI 93 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 55. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background

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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³420
Arden, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
94%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
34.9mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
02:27 UTC · Arden, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:27 UTC · Arden, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Arden, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arden, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arden, DE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Arden, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Arden, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Arden

  1. Sat98°75°41%
  2. Sun92°74°54%
  3. Mon81°69°94%
  4. Tue72°67°85%
  5. Wed77°65°26%
  6. Thu90°65°12%
  7. Fri91°72°41%
  8. Sat87°66°36%
  9. Sun76°65°29%
  10. Mon85°62°22%
  11. Tue87°62°16%
  12. Wed89°66°26%
  13. Thu88°69°30%
  14. Fri91°67°32%
  15. Sat88°69°29%
  16. Sun93°74°36%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Arden

SPC has placed Arden in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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.

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ZIP codes in Arden

  • 19810

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.