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Middletown, Delaware Weather

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

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

Middletown, DE
Monday, June 15 at 2:53 PM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
45%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Middletown, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMiddletown, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 77°
Middletown, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Rain
    67%
    0.22″
    77°64°—
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Mostly Clear
    —
    —
    80°55°+3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Drizzle
    18%
    —
    82°62°+2°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    38%
    —
    92°68°+10°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Rain
    38%
    0.10″
    74°63°-18°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Mostly Clear
    10%
    —
    77°59°+3°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    —
    —
    80°56°+3°
Middletown, DE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
50°68°85°12p6p12a6anow 77°high 77°low 55°
Middletown, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · veering 106°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
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 10 · pk 32 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 106° from the w.
Middletown, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.4
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.4
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+4.5
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1001–1007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.71000.91005.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Middletown, DE
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
→+1 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 24

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
Middletown, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
40%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
89.9mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
18:53 UTC · Middletown, 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
18:53 UTC · Middletown, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Middletown, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Middletown, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Middletown, DE
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Middletown, DE
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:36 AM
Moonset
8:45 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Middletown, DE
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

cultural
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Middletown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Middletown

  1. Mon77°64°67%
  2. Tue80°55°0%
  3. Wed82°62°18%
  4. Thu92°68°38%
  5. Fri74°63°38%
  6. Sat77°59°10%
  7. Sun80°56°5%
  8. Mon69°62°33%
  9. Tue72°60°33%
  10. Wed73°56°13%
  11. Thu76°64°12%
  12. Fri71°65°25%
  13. Sat80°62°35%
  14. Sun88°61°29%
  15. Mon93°69°23%
  16. Tue88°71°42%

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.

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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.