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Kent Acres, Delaware

Community in Kent County, Delaware

Air quality

The air at Kent Acres

Index 54, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Kent County (DE), 6 miles off.

54Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)54Moderate10.1 mi
  • Ozone24Good35 ppb10.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Kent Acres

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 4 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Kent Acres, the next 46 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Kent Acres, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Dover AFBDOV

At an airfield/2.7 mi away/30 ft/1 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank26of 127

DoverDRSD1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.2 mi away/3 ft/26 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank39of 127

measured daily2 instruments

DoverDOVD1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.2 mi away/16 ft/13 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank78of 127

Dover 0.5 SSWDE-KN-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/28 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank110of 127

Station report

The weather at Dover AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.7 mi from Kent Acres, Delaware. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Dover AFB, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DOVFIG. A THE SKY OVER DOVER AFBSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEDover AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DOVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DOV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.7 F with a dew point of 67.5 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Dover AFB: temperature 77.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.5, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DOVFIG. B THE AIR AT DOVER AFBTHE 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 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.0 FTEMPERATURE 77.7 FDEW POINT 67.5 FSPREAD 10.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEDover AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DOVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DOV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Dover AFB, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 16 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DOVFIG. C THE WIND AT DOVER AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDover AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DOVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DOV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Dover AFB, 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 Kent Acres

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

Near Kent Acres

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