Frost Advisory
Starts in 3 h 27 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 6:15 PM EDT at KGED

Long Neck, DE weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 37Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.52 inHg1034 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Low 46°8° tonight at 11 PM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 9 AM
High 62°17° tomorrow at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 11 PM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 60°16° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° 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 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	7%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	5%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	66%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	60%	3%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	3%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	1%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	2%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	4%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	4%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	7%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	7%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	17%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	12%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	7%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	2%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	1%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	4%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	51%	1%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	0%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
37°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  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 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  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 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 47°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–72°.

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

Delaware Bay at Lewes (IN MLLW)

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft

Forecast peak 5.8 ft Tue 10 AM

Reading from Sat 5:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Atlantic Coast near OCEAN CITY INLET (IN MLLW)

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sun 7 AM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Indian River at Rosedale Beach (IN MLLW)

3.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Indian River near Indian River Inlet (IN MLLW)

5.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft

Reading from Sat 5:36 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 26Typical 69

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 22
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 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–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 5°3° 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

Long Neck 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: 5:33–6:26 PM; Morning 7:02–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:37 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:37 PM–6:52 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Long Neck. Open water to the 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

Long Neck, DE weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Delaware Bay at Lewes (IN MLLW)

Atlantic Coast near OCEAN CITY INLET (IN MLLW)

Indian River at Rosedale Beach (IN MLLW)

Indian River near Indian River Inlet (IN MLLW)

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