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Weather in Pike Creek Valley, Delaware

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

Pike Creek Valley, DE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
58%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Pike Creek Valley, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
65°
3p
65°
4p
66°
5p
68°
6p
67°
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
L 49°H 68°
Pike Creek Valley, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    88°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    —
    95°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    —
    91°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    72%
    89°64°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    41%
    73°53°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    40%
    60°49°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    59°49°
Pike Creek Valley, DE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
44°58°72°12a6a12p6pnow 52°high 68°low 49°
Pike Creek Valley, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
231° · backing 86°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
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
avg 8 · pk 21 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 86° from the sw.
Pike Creek Valley, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.8
-1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.8
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1006–1013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Pike Creek Valley, 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
Pike Creek Valley, 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
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pike Creek Valley, DE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:51 AM
Moonset
12:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pike Creek Valley, 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 →

Pike Creek Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (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.