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Hockessin, Delaware

Community in New Castle County, Delaware

Air quality

The air at Hockessin

Index 41, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Wilmington Area (DE), 8 miles off.

41Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)41Good5.6 mi
  • Ozone28Good26 ppb5.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good7.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb7.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Hockessin

0.35 in in the last 24 hours, 0.42 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.35in
Last 3 days
0.42in

Visibility

How far you can see at Hockessin, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 4 miles Sat 2 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hockessin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Hockessin 2.1 SSEDE-NC-78

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/294 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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University FarmNEWD1

On a college campus/8.0 mi away/72 ft/209 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wilmington Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Hockessin, Delaware. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,500 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Wilmington Airport, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ILGFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILMINGTON AIRPORTSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEWilmington Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ILGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ILG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Wilmington Airport: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ILGFIG. B THE AIR AT WILMINGTON AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 63.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLEWilmington Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ILGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ILG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wilmington Airport, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 ILGFIG. C THE WIND AT WILMINGTON AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilmington Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ILGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ILG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wilmington Airport, 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 Hockessin

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