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Fenwick Island, Delaware

Town in Sussex County, Delaware

Air quality

The air at Fenwick Island

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Sussex County (DE), 24 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone20Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fenwick Island

0.41 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.41in
Last 3 days
0.41in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fenwick Island, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Fenwick Island, DelawareReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fenwick Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LewesNDBC-LWSD1

At a river or reservoir gauge/22.5 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank121of 127

measured daily2 instruments

Fenwick Island 0.5 NNEDE-SS-65

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/3 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LewesLEWD1

At a cooperative observer's station/21.5 mi away/3 ft/3 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Georgetown/Sussex, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.7 mi from Fenwick Island, Delaware. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:33 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 400 ft, overcast at 2,100 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Georgetown/Sussex, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GEDFIG. A THE SKY OVER GEORGETOWN/SUSSEXSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGeorgetown/Sussex, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GEDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GED-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 400 ft.

Chart of the air at Georgetown/Sussex: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GEDFIG. B THE AIR AT GEORGETOWN/SUSSEXTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 63.0 F, 63.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEGeorgetown/Sussex, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GEDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GED-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Georgetown/Sussex, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GEDFIG. C THE WIND AT GEORGETOWN/SUSSEXPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGeorgetown/Sussex, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GEDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GED-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Georgetown/Sussex, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Delaware

14 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Fenwick Island

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Fenwick Island

River and lake gauges