Weather in Dover Base Housing, Delaware
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dover Base Housing, DE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
55%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Dover Base Housing, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
68°
6p
67°
7p
64°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
55°
11p
Dover Base Housing, DE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast13%89°63°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle—96°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—91°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers53%88°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle53%68°57°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle50%57°52°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle36%64°53°
Dover Base Housing, DE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dover Base Housing, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
205° · backing 9°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Dover Base Housing, DE
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dover Base Housing, DE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:19 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dover Base Housing, DE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:52 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dover Base Housing, DE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Dover Base Housing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.