Storm Station
Pike Creek Valley, Delaware
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Gentle breeze 8 mph N
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 64. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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87%Humidity
83%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Pike Creek Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

NewarkNWKD1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.8 mi away/299 ft/56 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank21of 89

SR 7 & Valley Rd HockessinDEL10

Beside a road/3.5 mi away/270 ft/27 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank69of 89

Wilmington AirportILG

At an airfield/6.4 mi away/79 ft/164 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 89

measured daily2 instruments

Newark 4.8 NNEDE-NC-58

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/228 ft/15 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

University FarmNEWD1

On a college campus/4.4 mi away/72 ft/171 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wilmington Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.4 mi from Pike Creek Valley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,400 ft; the ceiling is 4,400 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Wilmington Airport, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, the ceiling at 4,400 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEWilmington Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ILGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ILG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Wilmington Airport: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,400 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.0 F, 55.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ILG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wilmington Airport, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, 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 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilmington Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ILGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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 Pike Creek Valley

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