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Bethany Beach, Delaware Weather

Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bethany Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bethany Beach, DE
Monday, June 15 at 11:42 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
57%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
Bethany Beach, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBethany Beach, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 79°
Bethany Beach, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Rain
    64%
    0.14″
    79°68°—
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    —
    —
    73°66°-6°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Foggy
    19%
    —
    86°67°+13°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Heavy Showers
    39%
    0.83″
    95°72°+9°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Showers
    48%
    0.11″
    81°69°-14°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    30%
    —
    78°63°-3°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    —
    —
    82°62°+4°
Bethany Beach, DE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
62°72°82°12p6p12a6anow 75°high 79°low 66°
Bethany Beach, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · veering 161°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 13
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 13 · pk 32 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 216SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Bethany Beach, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.7
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.7
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1003–1013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.91003.21007.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Bethany Beach, DE
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
↓-5 in 6h▲Peak ~47 @ 10 PM

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51

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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUNMON7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Bethany Beach, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
76.7mi
UNLIMITED
79 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:42 UTC · Bethany Beach, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:42 UTC · Bethany Beach, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bethany Beach, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bethany Beach, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bethany Beach, DE
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Bethany Beach, DE
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:37 AM
Moonset
8:38 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Bethany Beach, DE
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

cultural
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bethany Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Bethany Beach

  1. Mon79°68°64%
  2. Tue73°66°2%
  3. Wed86°67°19%
  4. Thu95°72°39%
  5. Fri81°69°48%
  6. Sat78°63°30%
  7. Sun82°62°5%
  8. Mon78°65°29%
  9. Tue75°61°29%
  10. Wed72°63°18%
  11. Thu73°62°12%
  12. Fri74°66°29%
  13. Sat78°68°21%
  14. Sun83°70°19%
  15. Mon92°73°33%
  16. Tue95°73°33%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Bethany Beach

SPC has placed Bethany Beach in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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.

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ZIP codes in Bethany Beach

  • 19930

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.