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Fenwick Island, Delaware Weather

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

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

Fenwick Island, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 7:21 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
76%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Fenwick Island, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFenwick Island, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 87°
Fenwick Island, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    16%
    0.04″
    98°79°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°74°-14°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    74%
    0.03″
    85°74°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    75%
    88°72°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    38%
    74°69°-14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    88°67°+14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    34%
    94°75°+6°
Fenwick Island, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
181° · backing 29°
Direction
S
181°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2912SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the s.
Fenwick Island, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.91012.21012.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Fenwick Island, DE
Air quality
142
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+71 in 6h

AQI 142 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 71 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 104. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
14.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
141μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 104. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 104
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fenwick Island, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
23:21 UTC · Fenwick Island, 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
23:21 UTC · Fenwick Island, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fenwick Island, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fenwick Island, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fenwick Island, DE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fenwick Island, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fenwick Island, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fenwick Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 19944

16-Day Forecast — Fenwick Island

  1. Sat98°79°16%
  2. Sun84°74°8%
  3. Mon85°74°74%
  4. Tue88°72°75%
  5. Wed74°69°38%
  6. Thu88°67°6%
  7. Fri94°75°34%
  8. Sat93°74°34%
  9. Sun83°73°24%
  10. Mon78°69°19%
  11. Tue83°71°16%
  12. Wed85°73°45%
  13. Thu86°71°48%
  14. Fri89°72°42%
  15. Sat92°72°35%
  16. Sun91°78°31%

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 — Fenwick Island

SPC has placed Fenwick Island in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Fenwick Island

  • 19944

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.