Frost Advisory
Starts in 3 h 27 min
When
From 10 PM this evening to 9 AM EDT Sunday.
Where
In Delaware, Kent and New Castle Counties. In Maryland, Caroline, Kent MD, and Queen Annes Counties. In Pennsylvania, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Temperatures as low as 33 degrees will result in 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: New Castle; Kent; Kent; Queen Anne's; Caroline; Delaware; Philadelphia; Eastern Chester; Eastern Montgomery; Lower Bucks
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Observed 6:15 PM EDT at KILG

Leipsic, DE weather

Clear and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 6 AM
Dew point: 28°−2°; Dry · up to 40°4° by 7 PM (comfortable)
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.53 inHg1034 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° until 9 PM (57°14° → 45°7°)
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 64°18° tomorrow at 2 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (60°16° → 48°9°)

TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 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 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	18%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	22%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	35%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	12%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	3%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	1%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	2%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	41%	2%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	41%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	41%	2%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	44%	3%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	49%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	18%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	37%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	52%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	40%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	15%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	56%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	4%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	2%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	10%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	0%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy frost after 10pm. Clear, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 39°4°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  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 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
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
64°18°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 39°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 47°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–73°.

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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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Murderkill River at Bowers Beach (IN MLLW)

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft

Forecast peak 6.8 ft Tue 10 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 5:18 PM · NWS gauge page

St. Jones River at Dover

5.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cohansey River at Greenwich (IN MLLW)

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Unicorn Branch near Millington

19 mi

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 6 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 28°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

DOVER · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−11°−6°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:27 PM; Morning 7:04–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:38 PM; Morning 6:53–7:04 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:38 PM–6:54 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Leipsic. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,100 ft, 29 mi away.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

Leipsic, DE weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Murderkill River at Bowers Beach (IN MLLW)

St. Jones River at Dover

Cohansey River at Greenwich (IN MLLW)

Unicorn Branch near Millington

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon