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Weather in Dover Beaches South, New Jersey

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

Dover Beaches South, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
54°
Humidity
77%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Dover Beaches South, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
51°
8a
53°
9a
54°
10a
56°
11a
57°
12p
58°
1p
57°
2p
57°
3p
56°
4p
58°
5p
59°
6p
60°
7p
60°
8p
58°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
L 51°H 60°
Dover Beaches South, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    63°58°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    70°56°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    94°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    62%
    94°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58%
    70°59°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    36%
    62°51°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    57°52°
Dover Beaches South, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · backing 63°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 16
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 16 · pk 37 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Dover Beaches South, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Dover Beaches South, NJ
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.3 μg/m³
PM 10
15.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dover Beaches South, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:11 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dover Beaches South, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:44 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dover Beaches South, NJ
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 →

Dover Beaches South at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (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.

ZIP codes in Dover Beaches South

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.