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Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Dover Air Force Base (KDOV)

Lat: 39.13°NLon: 75.47°WElev: 30ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed S 15 mph
Barometer 29.64 in (1004.1 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 22 Mar 4:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Cheswold DE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 56 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cheswold DE
 39.22°N 75.58°W (Elev. 16 ft)
Last Update:
4:09 pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm EDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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