Cheswold, Delaware Weather
Cheswold, 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, soil and crop conditions for Cheswold, Kent County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cheswold.
About Cheswold, Delaware
Cheswold, Delaware, unfolds across a landscape where the flat expanse of the coastal plain begins its subtle tilt towards the Chesapeake Bay. It lies 5.4 miles north-west of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 322°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south of Smyrna. Fields of corn and soybeans, a verdant patchwork under the wide, often humid sky, stretch to horizons softened by distant stands of loblolly pine and oak. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and, in the warmer months, the sweet, heavy perfume of ripening crops. A network of drainage ditches, glinting like silver threads, crisscrosses the terrain, a testament to the constant negotiation with water that defines this low-lying land. Evenings can bring a peculiar stillness, broken only by the drone of insects and the distant rumble of traffic on the highway that slices through the agricultural heart of the region, a reminder of the world beyond these quiet stretches. The history of Cheswold is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that has sustained its inhabitants for generations, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its local economy. While the exact origins of its name are a whisper of the past, it points to a settled existence that predates modern highways. The land has seen cycles of cultivation, from tobacco in earlier eras to the grains and produce that still dominate the fields today, with the occasional specialty crop adding a splash of color and variety. The community itself feels like a collection of homesteads and small clusters of homes, rather than a bustling urban center, its pace dictated by the seasons and the demands of the land. Though the grand estates of yesteryear may have receded, the legacy of agricultural endeavor remains, a quiet strength in the fabric of Cheswold.
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| Location | Cheswold, Kent County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39.219279°N, 75.58576°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19936 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cheswold, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cheswold, 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 Cheswold includes coordinates 39.219279°N, 75.585760°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 19936. 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.
