Newark, Delaware Weather
Newark, 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 Newark, New Castle County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Newark. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Newark is published on the Wilmington Airport (KILG) page, 12 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 Newark 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 Newark: Cecil County Airport (K58M) 16 km · New Garden Airport (KN57) 16 km · Summit Airport (KEVY) 18 km · Chester County G O Carlson Airport (KMQS) 34 km · Brandywine Regional Airport (KOQN) 37 km
Conditions reported at KILG describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Newark specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Newark, Delaware
Newark rests in the rolling Piedmont terrain, where the land begins its gentle descent towards the Delaware River estuary. It lies 11.6 miles west-south-west of Wilmington, DE (from Wilmington, DE: bearing 248°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north-west of Bear. Broadleaf forests, a rich tapestry of oak and maple, cloak the surrounding hills, their canopies a vibrant green in summer and a riot of crimson and gold in autumn, catching the slanted light of the afternoon sun. The Christina Creek, a quiet artery, meanders through the landscape, its banks often fringed with reeds that rustle like whispered secrets in the breeze. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and burgeoning growth, a grounding aroma that permeates the very feel of the place. This corner of Delaware boasts a history deeply intertwined with the early days of American industry and education. Newark was a vital hub for textile mills in centuries past, their waterwheels once powered by the very creeks that now offer tranquil reflections. The presence of a distinguished public university, its Gothic architecture a familiar silhouette against the sky, infuses the community with a youthful energy and intellectual curiosity, drawing scholars and dreamers from far and wide. This enduring legacy of innovation and learning continues to shape Newark’s character, fostering a spirit that balances a proud past with a forward-looking outlook, evident in the lively downtown streets where the aroma of coffee mingles with the scent of blooming magnolias.
Live animated radar for Newark 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 | Newark, New Castle County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39.683723°N, 75.749657°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19711, 19713, 19702, 19712, 19714 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Newark, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newark, 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 Newark includes coordinates 39.683723°N, 75.749657°W, situated in New Castle County. ZIP code 19711, 19713, 19702, 19712, 19714. 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.
