Frederica, Delaware Weather
Frederica, Delaware — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Frederica, Kent County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Frederica. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Frederica is published on the Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (KDOV) page, 13 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 Frederica 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 Frederica: Chandelle Airport (K0N4) 22 km · Delaware Airpark (K33N) 26 km · Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV) 52 km · Bucks Airport (K00N) 57 km
Conditions reported at KDOV describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Frederica specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Frederica.
About Frederica, Delaware
Frederica, Delaware, unfolds along the gentle curves of the Murderkill River, a place where the flat, rich earth of Kent County meets the salty breath of the Delaware Bay. It lies 10.8 miles south-south-east of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 163°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-north-west of Milford. The landscape here is a study in subtle transitions: fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy, humid air of late summer, their emerald and gold hues occasionally broken by the dark, stoic green of pine stands or the lighter, more whimsical rustle of deciduous trees. Old farmhouses, their paint weathered to a soft, sun-bleached grey or a faded barn red, stand sentinel amidst these cultivated plains, their broad porches offering a quiet invitation to pause. The light in Frederica often possesses a peculiar softness, particularly as dusk bleeds across the sky, turning the waterways to molten copper and casting long, languid shadows from the ancient oaks that still guard forgotten lanes. The history of Frederica is inextricably tied to the water that flows through its heart, the Murderkill serving as a vital artery for commerce and connection since its earliest days as a colonial port. Once a bustling hub for shipbuilding and the export of agricultural goods, the town’s economy has since evolved, though a deep respect for the land and its bounty remains. The air still carries the faint, lingering scent of salt and marsh grass, a constant reminder of the bay’s proximity, and the rhythm of life here is dictated less by the ticking of clocks and more by the predictable ebb and flow of the tides. Frederica’s character is one of quiet persistence, a resilience forged over centuries of cultivating the earth and navigating the currents, a place where the past is not so much a relic as a living presence in the weathered wood of its buildings and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Frederica 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 | Frederica, Kent County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39.009002°N, 75.465754°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19946 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Frederica, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Frederica, 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 Frederica includes coordinates 39.009002°N, 75.465754°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 19946. 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.
