Dover, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dover weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——100°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers64%0.17″97°75°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle70%—96°74°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers67%0.02″97°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers24%—94°72°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—101°75°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle55%0.02″98°74°-3°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dover at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28526
15-Day Forecast — Dover
- Sun100°74°2%
- Mon97°75°64%
- Tue96°74°70%
- Wed97°74°67%
- Thu94°72°24%
- Fri101°75°26%
- Sat98°74°55%
- Sun96°71°52%
- Mon81°71°28%
- Tue82°68°15%
- Wed92°66°35%
- Thu92°72°32%
- Fri91°72°35%
- Sat83°72°32%
- Sun90°70°43%
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 — Dover
SPC has placed Dover in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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
- 28526