Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford
8.2 mi- Level
- 1.9 ft
- Flow
- 207 cfs
Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 2 AM
Reading from Fri 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Starts in 1 h 12 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
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: Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Mercer; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Cumberland; Atlantic; Southeastern Burlington; Delaware; Philadelphia; Eastern Chester; Eastern Montgomery; Lower Bucks
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 10:30 PM EDT at KILG
Clear and 48°9°.
Today: low 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 48°9°), high 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°).
Now 48°9°
Clear
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 10p | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 76% | 29% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Partly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 79% | 74% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Partly cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 82% | 61% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Mostly clear | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 85% | 42% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Clear | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 89% | 10% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Clear | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 38°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 92% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Clear | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 37°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 100% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Mostly clear | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°) | 34°1° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 96% | 12% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Mostly clear | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 36°2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 30% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Mostly sunny | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°) | 37°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 96% | 45% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Mostly sunny | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°) | 36°2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 89% | 36% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Mostly sunny | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 79% | 38% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 61% | 39% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 55% | 32% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 47% | 41% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 41% | 13% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 39% | 3% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 38% | 2% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 36% | 1% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 38% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 44% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 53% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 50°10° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h | 68% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 76% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 86% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 89% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 96% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 41°5° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 96% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 40°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°) | 39°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 38°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°) | 37°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°) | 37°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°) | 39°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°) | 45°7° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 1% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 66% | 1% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 57% | 1% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 48% | 1% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 43% | 2% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 40% | 2% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 36% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 36% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 40% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 47% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 59% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 52°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 71% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 50°10° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 77% | 0% | 0 |
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Areas of frost after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 10pm. Clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% 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.
Dry, high 62°, low 36°.
Dry, high 63°, low 37°.
Dry, high 66°, low 41°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 64–70°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PHI) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 2 AM
Reading from Fri 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 18.7 ft Sat 2 AM
Reading from Fri 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 9:54 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 9:15 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 59% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 17 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).
Sat, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.
On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
Boothwyn weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:10 PM.
Mostly clear 2–6 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.
Waxing gibbous
95% lit · growing