Frost Advisory
Starts in 8 h 48 min
When
From midnight tonight 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 34 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 1:55 PM EDT at KDOV

Church Hill, MD weather

Sunny and 62°16°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 62°16°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 32Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.52 inHg1034 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (61°16° then, 62°16° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 38°3° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (60°16° → 48°9°)

This afternoonNear 62°17° · Clear
TonightDown to 39°4° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 65°18° · 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 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	9%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	11%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	9%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	3%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	4%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	8%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	6%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	48%	4%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	45%	4%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	2%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	46%	3%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	2%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	5%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	40%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	34%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	11%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	3%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	5%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	0%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	0%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 64. East wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Patchy frost after 10pm. Clear, with a low around 36. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  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 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 72°22°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 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
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–72°.

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

Chesapeake Bay at Tolchester Beach (IN MLLW)

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sat 6 PM

Reading from Sat 1:54 PM · NWS gauge page

Unicorn Branch near Millington

9.7 mi

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Back River Tributary at Rocky Point Park, MD

24 mi

Level: -0.1 ft

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

St. Jones River at Dover

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:29 PM; Morning 7:06–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:55–7:06 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:39 PM–6:56 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Church Hill. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 30 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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