Hockessin, DE Weather

New Castle County5:30 AM EDT39.79°N, 75.70°WElevation 256 ft

Current conditions

Clear
50°
Clear
Feels like 50°
High 60°·Low 42° tonight
WindN 10 mph
Humidity76%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.23 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover13%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:22 AM
Sunset6:14 PM

Observed at Wilmington Airport · 30 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 10 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Areas of frost after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 23 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 44°
  2. 6 AM Sunny 43°
  3. 7 AM Sunny 42°
  4. 8 AM Sunny 42°
  5. 9 AM Sunny 46°
  6. 10 AM Sunny 51°
  7. 11 AM Sunny 54°
  8. 12 PM Sunny 57°
  9. 1 PM Sunny 58°
  10. 2 PM Sunny 59°
  11. 3 PM Sunny 60°
  12. 4 PM Sunny 60°
  13. 5 PM Sunny 59°
  14. 6 PM Mostly Clear 57°
  15. 7 PM Mostly Clear 50°
  16. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 46°
  17. 9 PM Mostly Clear 44°
  18. 10 PM Mostly Clear 42°
  19. 11 PM Mostly Clear 41°
  20. Sat12 AM Mostly Clear 40°
  21. 1 AM Patchy Frost 39°
  22. 2 AM Patchy Frost 38°
  23. 3 AM Patchy Frost 37°
  24. 4 AM Patchy Frost 37°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny42°65°
  2. TodayOct 23 Sunny Sunny35°60°
  3. SatOct 24 Areas Of Frost then Sunny Areas Of Frost then Sunny36°61°
  4. SunOct 25 Areas Of Frost then Sunny Areas Of Frost then Sunny39°64°
  5. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny45°67°
  6. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny45°67°
  7. WedOct 28 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny46°64°
  8. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy45°67°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny42°59°
  10. SatOct 31 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny38°58°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

32
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Wilmington Area, DE reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:22 AM
Sunset 6:14 PM
Daylight 10 h 51 min (−2 min 25 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 91% lit
Moonrise 4:39 PM Moonset 4:30 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low64° / 44°
Record high86° (1947)
Record low28° (1969)
Wettest2.49 in (1912)
Month to date2.87 in (normal 2.69 in)

Wilmington Area, records since 1894. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in PHI, issued 1 hr ago

What Has Changed

Updated the key messages and marine section.

Key Messages

1. Elevated tide cycles persist due to Post-Tropical Cyclone Josephine well of the coast resulting in widespread minor coastal flooding continuing in Ocean County, NJ and Sussex County, DE.

2. Frost and freeze impacts possible tonight and Saturday night where the growing season continues.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1...Elevated tide cycles persist due to Post- Tropical Cyclone Josephine well of the coast resulting in widespread minor coastal flooding continuing in Ocean County, NJ and Sussex County, DE.

As Post-Tropical Cyclone Josephine lingers well off the coast elevated tide cycles are persisting some areas.

In Ocean County, New Jersey and Sussex County, Delaware, water levels remain elevated and minor tidal flooding is continuing, particularly in the back bays. In fact a few locations in the back bays came very close to or even touched moderate levels of coastal flooding yesterday with the high tide. It's going to take some time for water levels to diminish in these areas so we've continued the Coastal Flood Advisory for these counties through this evening. Elsewhere along the Atlantic coast and Delaware Bay any additional coastal flooding looks to be spotty at most.

At this time we are not forecasting any coastal flooding for the Maryland eastern shore.

KEY MESSAGE 2...Frost and freeze impacts possible tonight and Saturday night where the growing season continues.

As an upper-level trough pivots across the Northeast today, a strong mid-level ridge in the Plains to Midwest shifts eastward some into the weekend. This will support strong surface high pressure shifting eastward into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic through the weekend.

Aviation

The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.

Thru 12Z this morning...VFR. North winds around 5-10 kt. High confidence.

Today...VFR. North winds around 7-12 kt will become more easterly late in the day. A few gusts up to 15-20 kt possible. High confidence.

Tonight...VFR. Winds northeast around 5 kts. High confidence.

Outlook...

Saturday through Tuesday...VFR. No significant weather expected.

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