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Ocean View, Delaware

Town in Sussex County, Delaware

Air quality

The air at Ocean View

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Sussex County (DE), 18 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Ozone19Good20 ppb16.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ocean View

0.07 in in the last 24 hours, 0.50 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.07in
Last 3 days
0.50in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ocean View, the next 44 hours

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

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ocean View, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LewesNDBC-LWSD1

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.8 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank121of 128

measured daily2 instruments

Ocean View 0.9 WSWDE-SS-52

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/12 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LewesLEWD1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.8 mi away/3 ft/9 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Georgetown/Sussex, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.4 mi from Ocean View, Delaware. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,300 ft, scattered at 2,500 ft, overcast at 3,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Georgetown/Sussex, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEGeorgetown/Sussex, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GEDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GED-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 86 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 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Georgetown/Sussex: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 86 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 1,300 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GED-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Georgetown/Sussex, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGeorgetown/Sussex, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GEDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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 Ocean View

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

Near Ocean View

River and lake gauges