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Townsend, Delaware Weather

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

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

Townsend, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 11:36 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Townsend, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTownsend, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 74°H 92°
Townsend, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    51%
    0.39″
    101°74°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    36%
    0.39″
    92°74°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    74%
    0.10″
    85°71°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    —
    76°69°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    35%
    —
    77°66°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    —
    89°65°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    —
    94°72°+5°
Townsend, DE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°70°83°96°12a6a12p6pnow 76°high 92°low 74°PRECIP %
Townsend, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
272° · veering 19°
Direction
W
272°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 34 @ 9:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3822SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 19° from the w.
Townsend, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.3
+2.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.3
mb
3h
+2.7
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1007–1011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.21006.91009.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Townsend, DE
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
↓-23 in 6h

AQI 83 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out

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
Townsend, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
34.7mi
UNLIMITED
128 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
03:36 UTC · Townsend, 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
03:36 UTC · Townsend, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Townsend, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Townsend, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Townsend, 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 52m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Townsend, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Townsend, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Townsend at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 19734

16-Day Forecast — Townsend

  1. Sat101°75°51%
  2. Sun92°74°36%
  3. Mon85°71°74%
  4. Tue76°69°72%
  5. Wed77°66°35%
  6. Thu89°65°26%
  7. Fri94°72°37%
  8. Sat86°64°30%
  9. Sun78°66°14%
  10. Mon86°61°12%
  11. Tue88°61°12%
  12. Wed90°64°27%
  13. Thu88°66°29%
  14. Fri88°64°26%
  15. Sat92°72°36%
  16. Sun93°73°42%

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 — Townsend

SPC has placed Townsend 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 Townsend

  • 19734

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.