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

Wilmington Airport (KILG)

Lat: 39.67°NLon: 75.61°WElev: 72ft.

Light Rain

57°F

14°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1005.6 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Mar 5:51 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Elsmere DE

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers likely.  Cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely, mainly before noon.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 53 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers

  • 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 50. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Rain
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Thursday Night
Rain likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elsmere DE
 39.74°N 75.57°W (Elev. 98 ft)
4:08 am EDT Mar 23, 2026
5am EDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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