Kenton, Delaware Weather
Kenton, 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 Kenton, Kent County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kenton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kenton is published on the Delaware Airpark (K33N) page, 6 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 Kenton 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 Kenton: Chandelle Airport (K0N4) 16 km · Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (KDOV) 20 km · Summit Airport (KEVY) 33 km · Cecil County Airport (K58M) 42 km · Bucks Airport (K00N) 49 km
Conditions reported at K33N describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kenton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kenton.
About Kenton, Delaware
Kenton lies in a broad, fertile plain where the land gently slopes toward the Chesapeake Bay watershed. It lies 8.8 miles west-north-west of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 303°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-south-west of Smyrna. The air here, especially after a rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, mingling with the sweet perfume of ripening corn in the summer months. Fields of soybeans and wheat stretch out like rumpled green and gold blankets, punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple that offer a stark, dark contrast. The roads that crisscross this landscape are often lined with venerable trees, their branches forming leafy tunnels that filter the bright Delaware sunlight into shifting mosaics on the asphalt. Even on the clearest days, there's a softness to the light that seems to emanate from the wide, open sky, lending a quiet dignity to the rolling terrain. The history of Kenton is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a legacy that continues to shape its economy. For generations, farming has been the backbone of life here, with families cultivating the rich soil to produce crops that feed communities far and wide. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this particular corner of Kent County, the enduring presence of family farms and the quiet hum of agricultural machinery are the defining sounds of daily life. The town itself, a modest collection of homes, businesses, and a few historic churches, retains a palpable sense of continuity, a place where the past is not so much forgotten as it is quietly carried forward in the rhythm of the seasons and the steadfastness of its people.
Live animated radar for Kenton 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 | Kenton, Kent County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39.227612°N, 75.662985°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19938, 19955 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kenton, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kenton, 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 Kenton includes coordinates 39.227612°N, 75.662985°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 19938, 19955. 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.
