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Weather in Fenwick Island, Delaware

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

Fenwick Island, DE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
71%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Fenwick Island, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
68°
6p
59°
7p
58°
8p
58°
9p
L 49°H 71°
Fenwick Island, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    —
    73°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    80°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    93°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    —
    86°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    26%
    85°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    52%
    66°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    57°54°
Fenwick Island, DE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
40°60°80°12a6a12p6pnow 53°high 71°low 49°
Fenwick Island, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 22°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
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 12 · pk 31 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Fenwick Island, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1015–1022
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Fenwick Island, DE
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.0 μg/m³
PM 10
10.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fenwick Island, 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 18m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fenwick Island, DE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:53 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fenwick Island, 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 →

Fenwick Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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.