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Weather in Bowers, Delaware

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bowers, DE
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
46%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Bowers, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
68°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
64°
8p
L 47°H 69°
Bowers, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    13%
    88°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    11%
    83°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    91°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    43%
    88°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    69°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    47%
    57°52°
Bowers, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
179° · backing 28°
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 11 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the s.
Bowers, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 30.00 inHg
Now
1016.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Bowers, DE
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.1 μg/m³
PM 10
8.3 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bowers, DE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bowers, DE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:52 AM
Moonset
12:34 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bowers, DE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bowers at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Bowers

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.