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Harrington, Delaware Weather

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

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

Harrington, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 11:36 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
76%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Harrington, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHarrington, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 76°H 96°
Harrington, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.01″
    103°79°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    25%
    0.07″
    96°76°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    78%
    0.37″
    89°72°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    78%
    —
    79°70°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    37%
    —
    80°67°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    —
    94°66°+14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    36%
    0.05″
    98°72°+4°
Harrington, DE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°72°86°100°12a6a12p6pnow 79°high 96°low 76°PRECIP %
Harrington, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
287° · veering 62°
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 292SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 62° from the wnw.
Harrington, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.0
+2.9 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.88 inHg
Now
1012.0
mb
3h
+2.9
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1009–1013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.01009.21012.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Harrington, DE
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
↓-39 in 6h

AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.1 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
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
Harrington, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
38.5mi
UNLIMITED
126 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
03:36 UTC · Harrington, 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
03:36 UTC · Harrington, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Harrington, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Harrington, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Harrington, 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 49m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Harrington, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Harrington, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Harrington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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: 19952

16-Day Forecast — Harrington

  1. Sat103°80°34%
  2. Sun97°76°25%
  3. Mon89°72°78%
  4. Tue79°70°78%
  5. Wed80°67°37%
  6. Thu94°66°24%
  7. Fri98°72°36%
  8. Sat85°68°36%
  9. Sun80°68°19%
  10. Mon86°64°14%
  11. Tue90°63°12%
  12. Wed92°66°25%
  13. Thu90°67°29%
  14. Fri89°69°32%
  15. Sat89°71°33%
  16. Sun95°71°46%

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 — Harrington

SPC has placed Harrington 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 Harrington

  • 19952

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.