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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Coastal Flood Watch in effect from August 21, 05:00 PM EDT until August 23, 02:00 AM EDT

Current conditions at

Dover Air Force Base (KDOV)

Lat: 39.13°NLon: 75.47°WElev: 30ft.

Drizzle

70°F

21°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	E 9 mph
Barometer	30.03 in (1018.0 mb)
Dewpoint	65°F (18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Aug 3:55 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Highland Acres DE

Coastal Flood Watch August 21, 05:00pm until August 23, 02:00am

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Coastal Flood Watch

Overnight
Low: 67 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 82 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 69 °F
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 76 °F
Chance
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 60 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 59 °F
Clear
Saturday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

A chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Friday Night

Clear, with a low around 59.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 81.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Sunday

A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.