Brookside, Delaware Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brookside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle22%0.04″100°78°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain52%3.1″91°73°-9°
- MondayJul 6Showers93%0.24″78°72°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers86%—83°68°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle28%0.01″79°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—90°68°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle41%—91°72°+1°
AQI 115 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 62 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 100. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 100. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Brookside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Brookside
- Sat100°78°22%
- Sun91°73°52%
- Mon78°72°93%
- Tue83°68°86%
- Wed79°66°28%
- Thu90°68°14%
- Fri91°72°41%
- Sat89°71°38%
- Sun84°69°28%
- Mon82°69°24%
- Tue87°68°17%
- Wed90°68°45%
- Thu91°70°41%
- Fri94°73°34%
- Sat95°72°34%
- Sun91°74°45%
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 — Brookside
SPC has placed Brookside 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 Brookside
- 19713
- 19718