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Laurel, Delaware

Town in Sussex County, Delaware

Air quality

The air at Laurel

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Sussex County (DE), 14 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good6.8 mi
  • Ozone24Good19 ppb6.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Laurel

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Laurel, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Laurel, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ReddenREDD1

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.5 mi away/59 ft/34 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank27of 127

measured daily2 instruments

Seaford 3.4 SSEDE-SS-63

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/35 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Bridgeville 3ESEBRDD1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/33 ft/8 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2of 127

Station report

The weather at Georgetown/Sussex, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.9 mi from Laurel, Delaware. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,400 ft, broken at 9,000 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,400 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 4,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,400 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,400 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, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Georgetown/Sussex: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,400 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,400 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 59.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 east southeast (110 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Georgetown/Sussex, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, 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 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE 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

Measured at Bridgeville 3ESE (BRDD1), 11.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Delaware

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

Near Laurel

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

Near Laurel

River and lake gauges