Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Wilmington Airport (KILG)

Lat: 39.67°NLon: 75.61°WElev: 72ft.

Partly Cloudy

79°F

26°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 21 Aug 6:51 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Hockessin DE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 81 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
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Point Forecast:
Hockessin DE
 39.8°N 75.71°W (Elev. 384 ft)
4:08 pm EDT Aug 21, 2026
7pm EDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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