Dover, Delaware Weather Forecast
Today in Dover: moderate rain with a high near 69°F and a low around 64°F. Rain chance 80%. Best chance of rain is Monday at 61%. Warming trend: highs climb from 69°F today to 81°F by Wednesday.
Forecast updated 10:05 PM EDT, Oct 11
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7-Day Forecast for Dover
Today 10/11
69°/64°
80%
Mon 10/12
72°/61°
61%
Tue 10/13
78°/57°
2%
Wed 10/14
81°/66°
10%
Thu 10/15
67°/58°
12%
Fri 10/16
70°/57°
35%
Sat 10/17
57°/44°
14%
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 66° | 65° | 64° | 62° | 62° | 62° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 68° | 70° | 71° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 67° | 65° | 63° |
| Rain | 44% | 51% | 42% | 30% | 31% | 23% | 31% | 47% | 61% | 53% | 39% | 21% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wind | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | NE 2 | N 3 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,906
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
1.56 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
30.44 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
58°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.78 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 10. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
Soil, ET and spray tools for Dover →
Current Stats & Observations
NWS Forecast
About Dover Weather
Dover sits at about 20 feet above sea level in Kent County, Delaware. About 117,282 people live in the Dover area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service PHI office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KDOX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 7b, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 5 to 10°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Mar 30 and the first fall freeze around Nov 24.
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