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Kenton, Delaware Weather

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

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

Kenton, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 11:20 AM
99
°
Clear
Feels like
102°
Humidity
32%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
Kenton, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKenton, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 76°H 104°
Kenton, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.02″
    104°83°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    73%
    0.45″
    96°75°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    —
    81°68°-15°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    79%
    —
    69°61°-12°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    —
    86°57°+17°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    16%
    —
    92°63°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.01″
    97°71°+5°
Kenton, DE
Next 24 hours · Hot now
HOT 90°70°90°110°12p6p12a6anow 99°high 104°low 76°PRECIP %
Kenton, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · steady
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 1:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 365SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
Kenton, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.4
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.4
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1011–1015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.51011.11011.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Kenton, DE
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
↑+5 in 6h▲Peak ~93 @ 9 PM

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 104 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 112 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
141μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 104 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 112 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 104
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 112

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
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
Kenton, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
111.9mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
15:20 UTC · Kenton, 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
15:20 UTC · Kenton, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kenton, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kenton, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kenton, 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 51m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kenton, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kenton, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kenton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 27°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 19955

16-Day Forecast — Kenton

  1. Sat104°83°34%
  2. Sun96°75°73%
  3. Mon81°68°84%
  4. Tue69°61°79%
  5. Wed86°57°20%
  6. Thu92°63°16%
  7. Fri97°71°39%
  8. Sat87°71°32%
  9. Sun78°66°24%
  10. Mon72°66°19%
  11. Tue81°68°22%
  12. Wed92°71°27%
  13. Thu96°73°29%
  14. Fri97°73°29%
  15. Sat81°72°30%
  16. Sun89°68°33%

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 — Kenton

SPC has placed Kenton 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 Kenton

  • 19938
  • 19955

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.