Ardentown, Delaware Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ardentown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—100°78°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain44%0.63″90°73°-10°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers91%0.66″76°71°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers73%—81°68°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle18%0.01″79°66°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—89°67°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—89°71°0°
AQI 95 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 36 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 3.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 100
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ardentown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 28°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 — Ardentown
- Sat100°78°22%
- Sun90°73°44%
- Mon76°71°91%
- Tue81°68°73%
- Wed79°66°18%
- Thu89°67°16%
- Fri89°71°36%
- Sat89°72°34%
- Sun84°69°29%
- Mon81°69°23%
- Tue87°67°21%
- Wed90°67°41%
- Thu90°71°41%
- Fri94°73°35%
- Sat93°72°29%
- Sun90°74°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Ardentown
SPC has placed Ardentown in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Ardentown
- 19810
- 19703