Delaware City, Delaware Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Delaware City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers19%0.30″101°79°—
- SundayJul 5Rain36%0.17″89°75°-12°
- MondayJul 6Showers89%0.60″81°72°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle76%0.01″85°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle19%—81°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—90°66°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—92°71°+2°
AQI 93 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 39 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 111 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 111 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 111
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 111
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Delaware City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 29°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 19706
16-Day Forecast — Delaware City
- Sat101°79°19%
- Sun89°75°36%
- Mon81°72°89%
- Tue85°68°76%
- Wed81°66°19%
- Thu90°66°15%
- Fri92°71°37%
- Sat90°71°35%
- Sun84°68°26%
- Mon78°68°21%
- Tue88°66°22%
- Wed91°65°45%
- Thu92°70°41%
- Fri94°73°34%
- Sat95°71°34%
- Sun92°72°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 — Delaware City
SPC has placed Delaware City 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 Delaware City
- 19706