Felton, Delaware Weather
Felton, 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 Felton, Kent County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Felton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Felton is published on the Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (KDOV) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Felton 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 Felton: Chandelle Airport (K0N4) 23 km · Delaware Airpark (K33N) 24 km · Summit Airport (KEVY) 58 km · Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV) 59 km
Conditions reported at KDOV describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Felton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Felton, Delaware
Felton rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle sprawl of the Delaware Coastal Plain, where the air hangs thick with the hum of cicadas in summer and the scent of pine and damp earth in cooler months. It lies 10.7 miles south-south-west of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 196°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-south-west of Rising Sun-Lebanon. The terrain here is a subtle tapestry of low-lying fields, punctuated by stands of mature trees that form verdant canopies along the edges of farms and country lanes. Waterways, though not grand rivers, thread through the surrounding countryside, their slow-moving currents reflecting the wide, often cloud-streaked sky that dominates the horizon. The character of Felton is one of quiet persistence, a place where the seasons dictate much of the rhythm of life, and where the broad fields offer a sense of unburdened space. Historically, Felton emerged as a crossroads, its development tied to the agricultural bounty of Kent County and the burgeoning transportation networks that connected this fertile region. The local economy has long been rooted in farming, with soybeans and corn being dominant crops, their vast expanses stretching out under the sun, a testament to generations of cultivation. Beyond agriculture, the nearby presence of Dover influences the pace of life, offering proximity to larger amenities while allowing Felton to retain its distinct, small-town feel. The presence of the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village, just a short distance away, offers a tangible connection to the area's agrarian past, showcasing the tools and techniques that shaped this corner of the state.
Live animated radar for Felton 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 | Felton, Kent County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39.008446°N, 75.577981°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19943 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Felton, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Felton, 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 Felton includes coordinates 39.008446°N, 75.577981°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 19943. 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.
