Weather in North Star, Delaware
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Star, DE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
66%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
North Star, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
65°
2p
64°
3p
65°
4p
65°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
North Star, DE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle—94°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—90°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers72%88°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast36%72°52°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle40%59°49°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle35%58°49°
North Star, DE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
North Star, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
234° · backing 83°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
North Star, DE
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
North Star, DE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:18 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Star, DE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:51 AM
- Moonset
- 12:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
North Star, DE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
North Star at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (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.