Dover, Delaware Weather
Night falls a minute earlier. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dover weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Light Rain37%0.07″85°72°—
- MondayAug 3Heavy Showers57%0.84″87°76°+2°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast36%—80°71°-7°
- WednesdayAug 5Drizzle32%—84°73°+4°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast31%—88°73°+4°
- FridayAug 7Drizzle33%—92°76°+4°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle38%—91°72°-1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:45 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Dover at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 19901, 19904
16-Day Forecast — Dover
- Sun85°72°37%
- Mon87°76°57%
- Tue80°71°36%
- Wed84°73°32%
- Thu88°73°31%
- Fri92°76°33%
- Sat91°72°38%
- Sun92°74°38%
- Mon89°74°21%
- Tue87°72°20%
- Wed80°70°12%
- Thu88°70°32%
- Fri92°74°42%
- Sat92°76°45%
- Sun92°76°34%
- Mon84°75°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Dover
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.
Sun & seasons in Dover
Dover sits in Kent County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 25m — a swing of +5h 31m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Air quality in Dover’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 39). See the full air-quality history for Dover.
ZIP codes in Dover
- 19902
- 19901
- 19904
- 19905
- 19906