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Laurel, Delaware Weather

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

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

Laurel, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 11:46 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
59%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Laurel, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLaurel, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 75°H 97°
Laurel, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    29%
    0.09″
    101°78°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    32%
    —
    97°75°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    66%
    3.7″
    92°73°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    65%
    —
    82°69°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    —
    79°67°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    —
    91°66°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    37%
    0.05″
    99°72°+8°
Laurel, DE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°70°88°105°12a6a12p6pnow 78°high 97°low 75°PRECIP %
Laurel, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
317° · veering 102°
Direction
NW
317°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 7 · pk 28
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 275SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Laurel, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.7
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.7
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.61010.21012.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Laurel, DE
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
↓-10 in 6h

AQI 93 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h 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 TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Laurel, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
65.2mi
UNLIMITED
101 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 · Laurel, 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 · Laurel, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Laurel, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Laurel, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Laurel, DE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Laurel, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Laurel, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Laurel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 19956

16-Day Forecast — Laurel

  1. Sat101°78°29%
  2. Sun97°75°32%
  3. Mon92°73°66%
  4. Tue82°69°65%
  5. Wed79°67°34%
  6. Thu91°66°20%
  7. Fri99°72°37%
  8. Sat83°69°37%
  9. Sun79°68°22%
  10. Mon84°64°15%
  11. Tue86°63°11%
  12. Wed92°67°27%
  13. Thu90°70°25%
  14. Fri88°70°29%
  15. Sat84°71°38%
  16. Sun93°70°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 — Laurel

SPC has placed Laurel 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 Laurel

  • 19956

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.