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Bowers, Delaware Weather

Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bowers, DE
Monday, July 6 at 12:26 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
92%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Bowers, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBowers, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 82°
Bowers, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    39%
    82°73°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    36%
    82°70°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.02″
    78°69°-4°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    32%
    0.01″
    86°68°+8°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    40%
    0.15″
    90°70°+4°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    82°70°-8°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    16%
    81°71°-1°
Bowers, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
317° · steady
Direction
NW
317°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7 mph
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 7 mph · pk 22 mph @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 199SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bowers, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.81011.81013.8
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Bowers, DE
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
-44 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bowers, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.7mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
04:26 UTC · Bowers, 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
04:26 UTC · Bowers, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bowers, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bowers, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bowers, DE
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Bowers, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
12:18 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bowers, DE
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Queen Anne's lace lines the roads

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

15-Day Forecast — Bowers

  1. Mon82°73°39%
  2. Tue82°70°36%
  3. Wed78°69°25%
  4. Thu86°68°32%
  5. Fri90°70°40%
  6. Sat82°70°42%
  7. Sun81°71°16%
  8. Mon89°70°16%
  9. Tue91°76°10%
  10. Wed84°68°19%
  11. Thu83°64°33%
  12. Fri84°69°48%
  13. Sat73°68°26%
  14. Sun83°67°29%
  15. Mon79°70°26%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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

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.