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Weather in Frankford, Delaware

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

Frankford, DE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
62%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Frankford, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
67°
7p
64°
8p
60°
9p
58°
10p
L 49°H 70°
Frankford, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    —
    81°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    17%
    89°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    96°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    —
    90°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    44%
    90°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    44%
    67°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    57°53°
Frankford, DE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
44°59°74°12a6a12p6pnow 53°high 70°low 49°
Frankford, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 5°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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 12 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the ssw.
Frankford, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1014–1020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Frankford, DE
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Frankford, DE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:20 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Frankford, DE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:54 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Frankford, 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 →

Frankford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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.