Wilmington, Delaware Weather Forecast
Today in Wilmington: clear skies with a high near 62°F and a low around 44°F. Rain chance 0%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Thursday. Highs run 63 to 69°F through Thursday.
Forecast updated 4:05 AM EDT, Oct 23
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7-Day Forecast for Wilmington
Today 10/23
62°44°
Sat 10/24
64°40°
Sun 10/25
66°39°
Mon 10/26
69°41°
Tue 10/27
65°48°
Wed 10/28
63°46°
Thu 10/29
67°47°
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 52° | 55° | 57° | 59° | 60° | 61° | 62° | 62° | 62° | 59° | 54° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 44° | 42° | 42° | 42° | 42° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 41° |
| Rain | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wind | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | NE 1 | NE 1 | NNE 1 | NNE 1 | NNE 0 | N 1 | NNE 1 | N 2 | N 2 | N 2 | N 2 | N 3 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
4,001
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
3.14 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
38.42 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
56°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.76 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 22. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
Soil, ET and spray tools for Wilmington →
Current Stats & Observations
NWS Forecast
About Wilmington Weather
Wilmington sits at about 36 feet above sea level in New Castle County, Delaware. About 70,166 people live in the Wilmington area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service PHI office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KDIX. 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 Apr 2 and the first fall freeze around Nov 18.
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