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Dover, Delaware Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Dover, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 7:03 PM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
37%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Dover, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDover, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 95°
Dover, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.02″
    103°81°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    23%
    0.13″
    92°76°-11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    78%
    0.03″
    84°74°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    78%
    —
    87°70°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    0.02″
    77°69°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    —
    89°68°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    35%
    —
    92°73°+3°
Dover, DE
Next 24 hours · Hot now
HOT 90°72°86°100°6p12a6a12pnow 95°high 95°low 76°PRECIP %
Dover, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
127° · backing 120°
Direction
SE
127°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 12:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4713SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 120° from the se.
Dover, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.11010.41010.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Dover, DE
Air quality
107
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
↑+57 in 6h

AQI 107 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 57 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 85. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
128μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 85. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 85
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out

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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SATSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Dover, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
106.6mi
UNLIMITED
130 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
23:03 UTC · Dover, 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
23:03 UTC · Dover, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dover, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dover, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dover, DE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dover, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dover, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dover at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 19901, 19904

16-Day Forecast — Dover

  1. Sat103°81°13%
  2. Sun92°76°23%
  3. Mon84°74°78%
  4. Tue87°70°78%
  5. Wed77°69°31%
  6. Thu89°68°13%
  7. Fri92°73°35%
  8. Sat92°74°36%
  9. Sun84°70°23%
  10. Mon78°72°18%
  11. Tue87°70°16%
  12. Wed88°69°42%
  13. Thu92°70°39%
  14. Fri90°74°35%
  15. Sat95°72°33%
  16. Sun91°74°43%

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

Live wind & temperature near Dover

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 — Dover

SPC has placed Dover 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.

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ZIP codes in Dover

  • 19902
  • 19901
  • 19904
  • 19905
  • 19906

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.