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
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2a
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3a
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4a
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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
Dover Beaches South, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—63°58°
- MondayMay 18Foggy—70°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers—94°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers62%94°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast58%70°59°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle36%62°51°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle32%57°52°
Dover Beaches South, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dover Beaches South, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.