Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Philadelphia, PA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Lewes DE

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
High: 53 °F
WNW 25kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Low: 42 °F
WNW 10kt
2ft
Sunday
High: 51 °F
ESE 15kt
3ft
Sunday Night
Low: 47 °F
SE 20kt
5ft
Monday
High: 57 °F
⇑S 25kt
7ft
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
S 25kt⇓
8ft
Tuesday
High: 40 °F
W 20kt
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 29 °F
WNW 15kt
3-4ft
Wednesday
High: 39 °F
Light Wind
2-3ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:43 pm EDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm EDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Afternoon

WNW wind around 25 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming ENE after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

ESE wind 15 to 20 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Showers likely before 2am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then showers after 5am. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft.

Monday

S wind 20 to 23 kt increasing to 22 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft.

Monday Night

S wind 22 to 25 kt becoming W 20 to 23 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Rain showers before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft.

Tuesday

W wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of snow showers before 8am. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 10 to 15 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.