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Weather in Long Neck, Delaware

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Long Neck, DE
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
62%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Long Neck, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
68°
7p
63°
8p
L 50°H 70°
Long Neck, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    —
    81°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    84°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    15%
    86°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    —
    87°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    32%
    86°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    67°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    58°53°
Long Neck, DE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
44°59°74°12a6a12p6pnow 57°high 70°low 50°
Long Neck, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · backing 26°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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 10 · pk 27 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the s.
Long Neck, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1015–1021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Long Neck, DE
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
10.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
111.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Long Neck, DE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Long Neck, DE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:53 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Long Neck, DE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Long Neck at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

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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.