Dover, New Jersey Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dover weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Rain100%0.97″71°66°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast24%—75°65°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°61°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle23%—81°65°-2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm52%—88°68°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast34%—85°65°-3°
- SundayJul 12Overcast22%—84°64°-1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.6 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 5h 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 12:15 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Dover at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 07801
15-Day Forecast — Dover
- Mon71°66°100%
- Tue75°65°24%
- Wed83°61°6%
- Thu81°65°23%
- Fri88°68°52%
- Sat85°65°34%
- Sun84°64°22%
- Mon84°65°23%
- Tue87°62°15%
- Wed86°59°17%
- Thu72°64°20%
- Fri84°63°42%
- Sat79°53°40%
- Sun84°60°36%
- Mon85°64°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Dover
SPC includes Dover in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.
ZIP codes in Dover
- 07801