Blades, Delaware Weather
Blades, Delaware — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Blades, Sussex County.
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About Blades, Delaware
Blades lies low and level, a quiet settlement where the Nanticoke River breathes a watery sigh. It lies 19.0 miles north of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 358°T), and is situated 0.4 miles south of Seaford. The land here is a soft, unassuming canvas of marsh grass and cultivated fields, the sky a vast, expansive dome that seems to stretch infinitely overhead, particularly in the languid afternoons when the sun dips towards the horizon, casting long, golden fingers across the flat terrain. The air carries the mingled scents of fertile earth and the distant, briny tang of the Chesapeake, a constant reminder of the river's journey to the sea. The character of Blades is one of patient endurance, a place where the natural world dictates the pace, where the rustle of reeds in the breeze is a more frequent sound than hurried footsteps. Historically, Blades has been a place shaped by the ebb and flow of the waterway that defines it, its fortunes tied to the bounty of the river and the fertile soil. Early livelihoods were rooted in the rich agricultural lands surrounding the settlement, with crops like soybeans and corn thriving under the humid Delaware skies. The river itself served as a vital artery for commerce and connection, its waters once alive with the comings and goings of small vessels. Though the bustling industrial past of some neighboring areas might be more loudly proclaimed, Blades retains a distinct rhythm, a legacy of quiet industry and a deep connection to the land and water that has sustained it for generations. The simple, sturdy homes and the modest businesses speak of a community built on pragmatic resilience, a place where the subtle beauty of a quiet life is its most enduring treasure.
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| Location | Blades, Sussex County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 38.63567°N, 75.609927°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19973 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blades, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blades, Delaware, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Blades includes coordinates 38.635670°N, 75.609927°W, situated in Sussex County. ZIP code 19973. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
