Bowers, Delaware Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowers weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle34%0.04″89°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers75%1.5″85°73°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers75%0.02″77°70°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast37%—75°69°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle25%—82°67°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—86°72°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast35%—81°69°-5°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bowers at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Bowers
- Sun88°74°34%
- Mon85°73°75%
- Tue77°70°75%
- Wed75°69°37%
- Thu82°67°25%
- Fri86°72°37%
- Sat81°69°35%
- Sun81°70°18%
- Mon78°71°14%
- Tue79°69°13%
- Wed80°67°15%
- Thu92°69°28%
- Fri87°72°35%
- Sat85°70°32%
- Sun86°70°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 — Bowers
SPC has placed Bowers in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
ZIP codes in Bowers
- 19946