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Bethel, Delaware Weather

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

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

Bethel, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 10:06 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
59%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Bethel, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBethel, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 76°H 98°
Bethel, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    —
    102°81°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    14%
    0.16″
    98°76°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    77%
    —
    91°73°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    77%
    —
    82°69°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    —
    79°67°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    —
    91°66°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    37%
    0.05″
    99°72°+8°
Bethel, DE
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°70°88°105°6p12a6a12pnow 83°high 98°low 76°PRECIP %
Bethel, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
265° · veering 49°
Direction
W
265°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
51
avg 6
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 6 · pk 51 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 295SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 49° from the w.
Bethel, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.4
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.4
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.31009.81012.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Bethel, DE
Air quality
97
AQI
Moderate
↑+9 in 6h

AQI 97 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 70. 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 2.5Moderate
14.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
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/m³300
Bethel, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
76.2mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
02:06 UTC · Bethel, 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
02:06 UTC · Bethel, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bethel, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bethel, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bethel, DE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bethel, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bethel, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bethel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 19931

16-Day Forecast — Bethel

  1. Sat102°81°27%
  2. Sun98°77°14%
  3. Mon91°73°77%
  4. Tue82°69°77%
  5. Wed79°67°38%
  6. Thu91°66°10%
  7. Fri99°72°37%
  8. Sat84°69°37%
  9. Sun79°68°26%
  10. Mon84°64°20%
  11. Tue86°63°16%
  12. Wed92°67°27%
  13. Thu90°70°25%
  14. Fri88°70°29%
  15. Sat84°71°38%
  16. Sun93°70°47%

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 — Bethel

SPC has placed Bethel 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 Bethel

  • 19931

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.