Highland Acres, Delaware Weather
Highland Acres, 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 Highland Acres, Kent County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Highland Acres. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Highland Acres is published on the Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (KDOV) page, 5 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. 6 airfields within reach of Highland Acres 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 Highland Acres: Chandelle Airport (K0N4) 10 km · Delaware Airpark (K33N) 13 km · Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV) 48 km · Summit Airport (KEVY) 48 km · Bucks Airport (K00N) 49 km
Conditions reported at KDOV describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Highland Acres specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Highland Acres, Delaware
Highland Acres unfolds across a gentle, fertile plain, a landscape etched with the quiet industry of the Mid-Atlantic. It lies 2.6 miles south of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 177°T), and is situated 1.4 miles north-north-west of Rising Sun-Lebanon. Fields of corn and soybeans, in their seasonal greens and golds, stretch towards horizons softened by a haze that often hangs in the humid air, a breath of faraway Chesapeake Bay. Scattered clusters of mature oak and pine trees punctuate the open country, their branches often laden with the moss that thrives in this damp, temperate climate. The roads here, some paved and others worn to the color of dried earth, wind with a languid grace, connecting farmsteads and small pockets of homes where mailboxes stand like sentinels along the verges. The sky above Highland Acres is a vast canvas, frequently brushed with the dramatic strokes of afternoon thunderstorms, their passage leaving behind a scent of ozone and damp earth, a cleansing breath that invigorates the senses. The history of Highland Acres is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of Kent County, a legacy of farming that has shaped its very character. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting families and a local economy that still leans heavily on the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock. While larger industries are distant hums, the pulse of Highland Acres beats in the rhythm of planting and harvest, in the quiet transactions at country stores and the occasional sale at a roadside stand. The nearby waterways, though not immediately apparent, have played a subtle role, their influence on the soil and the moisture in the air a constant, unseen presence. There are no grand monuments here, no booming metropolises; instead, the distinction of Highland Acres lies in its enduring connection to the land, a testament to the simple, enduring beauty of rural life in this corner of Delaware.
Live animated radar for Highland Acres 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.
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| Location | Highland Acres, Kent County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39.120946°N, 75.521868°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19958, 19901 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Highland Acres, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highland Acres, 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 Highland Acres includes coordinates 39.120946°N, 75.521868°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 19958, 19901. 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.
