Claymont, Delaware Weather
Claymont, 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 Claymont, New Castle County.
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About Claymont, Delaware
Claymont rises from the gentle terrain of northern Delaware, its character shaped by the slow, persistent flow of the Brandywine Creek and the wider Delaware River estuary not far to the east. It lies 6.0 miles north-east of Wilmington, DE (from Wilmington, DE: bearing 51°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-south-west of Chester. The land here is a soft, rolling country, where the sky often stretches wide and pale, particularly in the humid embrace of summer afternoons. Mature trees, remnants of older woodlands, stand sentinel along the roadways, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to carry the memory of quieter days. The air, especially after a rain, holds the scent of damp earth and the subtle, sweet perfume of honeysuckle that climbs with tenacious spirit over fences and along the edges of well-kept gardens. In the fading light of dusk, the streetlights begin to cast long, golden pools on the asphalt, a comforting beacon against the deepening indigo of the evening sky. The history of Claymont is a story of industry and ingenuity, with early roots in the iron and steel production that once pulsed through the region, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy brick structures and the faint, resonant echo of hammers on metal. The Delaware River, a broad, grey artery of commerce, has long influenced the local economy, connecting Claymont to distant ports and shaping its development as a place where goods flowed and fortunes were made. Today, while the grand industrial furnaces have cooled, the spirit of enterprise persists, manifesting in diverse businesses and a community that draws strength from its varied heritage. Notable among its landmarks are the historic churches, their spires reaching towards the heavens like silent prayers, and the quiet residential streets that speak of generations of families who have called Claymont home, their lives interwoven with the ebb and flow of this riverside locale.
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| Location | Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39.800668°N, 75.45964°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19703 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Claymont, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Claymont, 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 Claymont includes coordinates 39.800668°N, 75.459640°W, situated in New Castle County. ZIP code 19703. 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.
