Riverview, Delaware Weather
Riverview, Delaware — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Riverview, Kent County.
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About Riverview, Delaware
Riverview lies along the gentle curves of the St. Jones River, a tributary that breathes life into the flat, fertile landscape of Kent County. It lies 9.1 miles south of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 175°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-north-west of Milford. Here, the land is a patchwork quilt of emerald fields, some yielding the golden promise of soybeans and corn, others resting fallow under the vast, pale Delaware sky. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, emerge from the slow-moving waters, and the air, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and the faint, sweet perfume of distant blossoms. Oak trees, their branches reaching skyward like supplicating arms, stand sentinel over open expanses, and the occasional weathered barn, its paint long since surrendered to the elements, adds a quiet dignity to the rural tableau. The history of Riverview is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that dot its surroundings, its origins tied to the agricultural bounty of the region and the navigable waters of the St. Jones. For generations, the river served as the lifeblood of commerce, carrying the harvests of local farmers to wider markets. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this quiet corner of Delaware, the spirit of self-sufficiency and connection to the land endures. Today, the local economy still hums with the understated activity of agriculture, complemented by small businesses that cater to the needs of Riverview's residents, fostering a sense of enduring community. The pace of life here is measured, dictated not by the clamor of urban sprawl, but by the turning of the seasons and the steady, unhurried flow of the river that gives Riverview its name.
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| Location | Riverview, Kent County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39.026502°N, 75.510756°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19966, 19946 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverview, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverview, Delaware, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Riverview includes coordinates 39.026502°N, 75.510756°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 19966, 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
