Ardencroft, Delaware Weather
Ardencroft, Delaware — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Ardencroft, New Castle County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ardencroft. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ardencroft is published on the Wilmington Airport (KILG) page, 17 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Ardencroft have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Ardencroft: Brandywine Regional Airport (KOQN) 22 km · Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) 23 km · New Garden Airport (KN57) 24 km · Summit Airport (KEVY) 37 km · Chester County G O Carlson Airport (KMQS) 37 km
Conditions reported at KILG describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ardencroft specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ardencroft, Delaware
Ardencroft rests in a gentle depression of the Piedmont, where the land begins its slow surrender to the coastal plain. It lies 5.0 miles north-east of Wilmington, DE (from Wilmington, DE: bearing 36°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west-south-west of Chester. Rolling hills, softened by a century of cultivation and the steady hand of nature, cup the small community. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of dogwood blossoms. Mature oak and maple trees, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards the sky, line the quiet streets, their leaves creating a shifting mosaic of light and shadow on the well-kept lawns. The houses, mostly modest bungalows and colonials, seem to have grown organically from the soil, their brick and siding weathered to a pleasing harmony with the surrounding greenery. The history of Ardencroft is tied to the fertile ground it occupies, once part of a broader agricultural landscape. While farming has largely receded, the echoes of that past remain in the character of the place, a sense of groundedness and quiet persistence. The local economy, though diversified, still feels the influence of its agrarian roots, favoring small businesses and a slower, more deliberate pace of commerce. Ardencroft’s development was shaped by families who sought a peaceful refuge, a place where the rhythm of life was dictated less by the clamor of industry and more by the turning of the seasons. The nearby Brandywine Creek, a ribbon of cool, clear water, offers a constant, murmuring presence, a reminder of the natural forces that shaped this Delaware hollow.
Live animated radar for Ardencroft and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Ardencroft, New Castle County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39.80428°N, 75.491309°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19810 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ardencroft, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ardencroft, Delaware, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Ardencroft includes coordinates 39.804280°N, 75.491309°W, situated in New Castle County. ZIP code 19810. Telephone area code: 302. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
