Ellendale, Delaware Weather
Ellendale, 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 Ellendale, Sussex County.
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About Ellendale, Delaware
Ellendale lies in a landscape of gentle slopes, where the land rolls with the quiet inevitability of ancient tides. It lies 24.3 miles east-south-east of Caroline, MD (from Caroline, MD: bearing 107°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south of Milford. Fields of emerald green, punctuated by the darker shadows of distant tree lines, stretch towards a sky that often hums with the high, thin song of unseen birds. The air itself carries a certain weight, a humid breath from the coastal plains, tinged with the scent of sun-baked earth and the faintest whisper of salt from the unseen Atlantic. Here, the sun does not beat down but rather filters through a perpetual haze, casting a diffused, buttery light that softens the edges of the world and lends a drowsy grace to the afternoon. This pocket of Sussex County, Delaware, has long been shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the subtle currents of its waterways. The Broadkill River, a serpentine ribbon of dark water, has served as both highway and sustenance, its banks bearing witness to generations who coaxed life from the fertile soil. The economy of Ellendale, like many of its neighbors, has historically been tethered to the bounty of the land, with farming and its associated industries forming the bedrock of local prosperity. While grand historical pronouncements are not its hallmark, Ellendale carries the quiet dignity of a place that has endured, a testament to the enduring appeal of a life lived in closer proximity to the earth’s slow, predictable turning.
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| Location | Ellendale, Sussex County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 38.807058°N, 75.422697°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19941 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ellendale, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ellendale, 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 Ellendale includes coordinates 38.807058°N, 75.422697°W, situated in Sussex County. ZIP code 19941. 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.
