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Weather in Farmington, Delaware

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Farmington, DE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
52%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Farmington, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
58°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
68°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
58°
10p
54°
11p
55°
12a
L 51°H 69°
Farmington, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    90°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    —
    98°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    —
    93°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    49%
    91°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    49%
    68°57°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    54%
    58°51°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    70°53°
Farmington, DE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
46°60°74°6a12p6p12anow 52°high 69°low 51°
Farmington, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 7°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the ssw.
Farmington, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.2
-1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.89 inHg
Now
1012.2
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1012–1019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Farmington, DE
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.1 μg/m³
PM 10
9.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Farmington, DE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Farmington, DE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:54 AM
Moonset
12:34 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Farmington, DE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Farmington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 9 (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.

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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.