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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Dover Air Force Base (KDOV)

Lat: 39.13°NLon: 75.47°WElev: 30ft.

Fair with Haze

78°F

26°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed S 16 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1006.1 mb)
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 16 Oct 4:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Cheswold DE

Severe T-storm Watch until October 16, 10:00pm
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    Severe T-storm Watch until October 16, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Fri

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Low: 46 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers, mainly before 8am. High near 54. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 59 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 46. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Showers, mainly before 8am. High near 54. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cheswold DE
 39.23°N 75.61°W (Elev. 39 ft)
Last Update:
4:10 pm EDT Oct 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 23, 2026
 
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