Frost Advisory
Starts in 2 h 32 min
When
From 10 PM this evening to 9 AM EDT Sunday.
Where
In Delaware, Inland Sussex County. In Maryland, Talbot County.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Temperatures as low as 35 degrees will result in areas of frost formation.
Impacts
Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: Inland Sussex; Talbot
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Observed 6:55 PM EDT at KGED

Laurel, DE weather

Clear and 52°11°.

Forecasts agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 37Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.54 inHg1034 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (52°11° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Low 37°3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 66°19° tomorrow at 2 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (59°15° → 47°8°)
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 39°4° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 3 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	7%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	1%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	2%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	3%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	42%	4%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	3%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	40%	2%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	2%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	53%	3%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	26%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	41%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	35%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	14%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	2%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	3%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	47%	8%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	2%	1
Mon 6p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	0%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 37°3°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy frost after 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–63°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 37°3°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 11pm. Clear, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Rain, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 62°17°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–70°21°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 37°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 37°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PHI) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Nanticoke River at Sharptown

8.3 mi

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5:42 PM · NWS gauge page

Nanticoke River at Bridgeville

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Chicamacomico River near Salem

17 mi

Level: 0.2 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Pocomoke River near Willards

18 mi

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 55% less heating than a typical week.

This week 31Typical 69

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 21 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Georgetown-Delaware Coastal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−6°−4°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
−5°−3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Laurel weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:28 PM; Morning 7:03–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:38 PM; Morning 6:53–7:03 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:28 PM–6:54 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 5:08 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Laurel. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Frost Advisory