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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Georgetown - Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED)

Lat: 38.69°NLon: 75.36°WElev: 46ft.

Fair

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.44 in (1030.9 mb)
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jan 5:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Ellendale DE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. Low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. South wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind.
Friday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Saturday
A chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Snow. Low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Snow. High near 28. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 26.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Ellendale DE
 38.76°N 75.41°W (Elev. 39 ft)
Last Update:
4:10 pm EST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EST Jan 20, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026
 
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