Laurel, Delaware Weather
Laurel, 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 Laurel, Sussex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Laurel. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Laurel is published on the Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED) page, 24 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 Laurel 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 Laurel: Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (KSBY) 25 km · Cambridge Dorchester Airport (KCGE) 40 km · Ocean City Municipal Airport (KOXB) 48 km · Easton Airport / Newnam Field (KESN) 51 km · Ridgely Airpark (KRJD) 53 km
Conditions reported at KGED describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Laurel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Laurel, Delaware
Laurel lies cradled by the flat, fertile expanse of Sussex County, Delaware, where the land yields itself to the sky in broad, patient fields. It lies 13.6 miles north of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 6°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-south-east of Seaford. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and ripening grain, a subtle perfume that deepens as the sun dips towards the horizon, painting the western sky in hues of bruised plum and faded rose. Canals, like dark veins, crisscross the landscape, remnants of a time when water was the highway, their still surfaces reflecting the stoic permanence of the distant, low-lying woods. The houses, often modest clapboard structures, gather along the roadside like flocking birds, their porches worn smooth by generations of quiet observation and the gentle passage of time. The history of Laurel is tied intrinsically to the Nanticoke River, a waterway that once pulsed with the lifeblood of commerce and community. Logging and shipbuilding were the early engines of its prosperity, the sturdy timbers of its forests finding purpose in vessels that sailed far beyond these quiet shores. Later, the canning industry flourished, the bounty of the surrounding farms preserved and shipped out, filling the air with the sweet, sharp tang of peaches and tomatoes in season. Today, agriculture remains a cornerstone, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life, and while the grand schooners are gone, the quiet dignity of a working landscape persists, a testament to the enduring spirit of Laurel’s people.
Live animated radar for Laurel 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 | Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 38.556504°N, 75.571314°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19956 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Laurel, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Laurel, 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 Laurel includes coordinates 38.556504°N, 75.571314°W, situated in Sussex County. ZIP code 19956. 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.
