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Viola, Delaware Weather

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

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

Viola, DE
Saturday, July 4 at 10:16 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Viola, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastViola, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 75°H 96°
Viola, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.02″
    103°77°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    29%
    0.03″
    96°75°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    74%
    2.0″
    89°72°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    74%
    —
    77°70°-12°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    34%
    —
    80°68°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    —
    93°66°+13°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    34%
    0.07″
    96°72°+3°
Viola, DE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°70°88°105°6p12a6a12pnow 77°high 96°low 75°PRECIP %
Viola, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · veering 89°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 5
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 5 · pk 30 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 256SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the nw.
Viola, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.2
+4.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.2
mb
3h
+4.2
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1009–1013
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.11008.81013.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Viola, DE
Air quality
91
AQI
Moderate
→+3 in 6h

AQI 91 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
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
Viola, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
42.2mi
UNLIMITED
132 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
02:16 UTC · Viola, 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
02:16 UTC · Viola, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Viola, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Viola, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Viola, 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 50m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Viola, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Viola, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Viola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 19979

16-Day Forecast — Viola

  1. Sat103°77°30%
  2. Sun96°75°29%
  3. Mon89°72°74%
  4. Tue77°70°74%
  5. Wed80°68°34%
  6. Thu93°66°13%
  7. Fri96°72°34%
  8. Sat84°67°36%
  9. Sun80°68°25%
  10. Mon85°63°18%
  11. Tue90°63°16%
  12. Wed92°66°25%
  13. Thu90°65°29%
  14. Fri87°68°32%
  15. Sat91°71°33%
  16. Sun94°71°46%

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 — Viola

SPC has placed Viola 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 Viola

  • 19979

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.