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Georgetown, Delaware Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Georgetown, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 11:46 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
60%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Georgetown, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGeorgetown, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 73°H 94°
Georgetown, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    29%
    0.13″
    102°78°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    24%
    1.6″
    94°73°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    65%
    2.2″
    90°73°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    67%
    —
    80°69°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    37%
    —
    77°67°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    —
    89°66°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.01″
    99°71°+10°
Georgetown, DE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°68°83°98°12a6a12p6pnow 78°high 94°low 73°PRECIP %
Georgetown, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
316° · veering 80°
Direction
NW
316°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
39
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 39 @ 11:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 425SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 80° from the nw.
Georgetown, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.2
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.2
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.01009.51011.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Georgetown, DE
Air quality
98
AQI
Moderate
↓-61 in 6h

AQI 98 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 61 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.0 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out

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 TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Georgetown, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
62.4mi
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
03:46 UTC · Georgetown, 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
03:46 UTC · Georgetown, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Georgetown, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Georgetown, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Georgetown, 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
1:42 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Georgetown, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Georgetown, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Georgetown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 19947

16-Day Forecast — Georgetown

  1. Sat102°78°29%
  2. Sun94°73°24%
  3. Mon90°73°65%
  4. Tue80°69°67%
  5. Wed77°67°37%
  6. Thu89°66°20%
  7. Fri99°71°34%
  8. Sat86°69°34%
  9. Sun78°68°21%
  10. Mon82°65°14%
  11. Tue85°63°11%
  12. Wed92°66°27%
  13. Thu87°70°25%
  14. Fri86°69°29%
  15. Sat84°71°38%
  16. Sun94°71°47%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Georgetown

SPC has placed Georgetown 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.

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ZIP codes in Georgetown

  • 19947

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.