Outdoor conditions in

Slaughter Beach

Delaware

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 61°Mostly Cloudy8% rain78% humidityGusts 18 mph
  2. 62°Partly Sunny10% rain75% humidityGusts 17 mph
  3. 62°Partly Sunny12% rain75% humidityGusts 16 mph
  4. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain72% humidityGusts 15 mph
  5. 63°Chance Rain Showers30% rain75% humidityGusts 15 mph
  6. 63°Chance Rain Showers39% rain75% humidityGusts 16 mph
  7. 63°Chance Rain Showers39% rain75% humidityGusts 15 mph
  8. 63°Chance Rain Showers39% rain75% humidityGusts 15 mph
  9. 62°Chance Rain Showers38% rain78% humidityGusts 14 mph
  10. 62°Chance Rain Showers36% rain78% humidityGusts 14 mph
  11. 61°Chance Rain Showers33% rain84% humidityGusts 14 mph
  12. 61°Chance Rain Showers31% rain87% humidityGusts 13 mph
  13. 61°Chance Rain Showers29% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  14. 61°Chance Rain Showers28% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  15. 61°Chance Rain Showers26% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  16. 62°Chance Rain Showers32% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
  17. 62°Chance Rain Showers38% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  18. 63°Chance Rain Showers44% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
  19. 63°Chance Rain Showers42% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  20. 63°Chance Rain Showers40% rain97% humidityGusts 14 mph
  21. 64°Chance Rain Showers39% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  22. 64°Chance Rain Showers30% rain97% humidityGusts 14 mph
  23. 64°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain97% humidityGusts 14 mph
  24. 65°Mostly Cloudy14% rain97% humidityGusts 14 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
39%
Humidity
72–93%
Wind
20 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
80%
Humidity
58–97%
Wind
22 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
80%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
35 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
15%
Humidity
47–77%
Wind
26 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
60–90%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 63° / 61°Today looks fairly quiet.39% rain · Humidity 72–93% · Wind 20 mph
  2. 82° / 62°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.80% rain · Humidity 58–97% · Wind 22 mph
  3. 64° / 48°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.80% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 35 mph
  4. 58° / 43°Sunday looks breezy.15% rain · Humidity 47–77% · Wind 26 mph
  5. 63° / 48°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 60–90% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Sussex County area · Updated Thu 8:25 AM
36GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground36 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Slaughter Beach radar

Radar animation for Slaughter Beach, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 10 mph. Gusts may reach 18 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
78%
Wind
10 mph
Gusts
18 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Sussex County area, about 16 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Slaughter Beach, DE, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.