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Frederica, Delaware Weather

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

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

Frederica, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 4:39 PM
99
°
Clear
Feels like
102°
Humidity
35%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Frederica, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFrederica, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 100°
Frederica, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    13%
    0.07″
    101°81°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    —
    93°76°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    84%
    1.0″
    90°74°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    75%
    —
    89°70°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    20%
    —
    78°69°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    —
    90°67°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    39%
    —
    96°73°+6°
Frederica, DE
Next 24 hours · Hot now
HOT 90°70°88°105°12p6p12a6anow 100°high 100°low 76°PRECIP %
Frederica, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · backing 160°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4512SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 160° from the e.
Frederica, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.0
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.85 inHg
Now
1011.0
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1011–1014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.91011.21011.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Frederica, DE
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
↑+31 in 6h▲Peak ~101 @ 11 PM

AQI 82 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
135μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 96
UV peak
4.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 96

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background

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
Frederica, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
107.2mi
UNLIMITED
112 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
20:39 UTC · Frederica, 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
20:39 UTC · Frederica, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Frederica, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Frederica, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Frederica, 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.
Frederica, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Frederica, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Frederica at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 19946

16-Day Forecast — Frederica

  1. Sat101°81°13%
  2. Sun93°76°26%
  3. Mon90°74°84%
  4. Tue89°70°75%
  5. Wed78°69°20%
  6. Thu90°67°14%
  7. Fri96°73°39%
  8. Sat92°74°33%
  9. Sun86°73°24%
  10. Mon78°70°18%
  11. Tue89°68°22%
  12. Wed93°71°42%
  13. Thu94°70°39%
  14. Fri93°73°35%
  15. Sat98°71°33%
  16. Sun93°74°43%

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 — Frederica

SPC has placed Frederica 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 Frederica

  • 19946

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.