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Weather in Townsend, Delaware

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

Townsend, DE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:47 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
54%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Townsend, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
65°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
65°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
64°
8p
61°
9p
L 49°H 67°
Townsend, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    —
    80°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    87°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    —
    95°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    —
    91°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    45%
    90°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    44%
    73°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    43%
    58°49°
Townsend, DE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
44°58°72°12a6a12p6pnow 53°high 67°low 49°
Townsend, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · backing 92°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 23 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 92° from the ssw.
Townsend, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Townsend, DE
Air quality
87
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
111.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Townsend, DE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Townsend, DE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:52 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Townsend, DE
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 →

Townsend at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (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.

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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.