Weather in Dover

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:55 pm (GMT)

Now · overcast 54 °F

Feels like: 52 °F
Low / high: 47 / 60 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 6 mph WNW

→ 30.35 inHg · steady

Today in Dover: overcast, 47 °F to 60 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the west-northwest (6 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 49 °F to 60 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 60 °F. Next likely rain: Monday 2 (49%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

60° 47°
Today
60° 49°
Thu 29
57° 49°
Fri 30
54° 52°
Sat 31
55° 51°
Sun 1
55° 52°
Mon 2
56° 51°
Tue 3
53° 48°
Wed 4
52° 46°
Thu 5
51° 46°
Fri 6
49° 43°
Sat 7
57° 49°
Sun 8
57° 54°
Mon 9
61° 53°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	47 / 60 °F	0%	13 mph WSW	2.2 ft	11:50 am	AROME
Thu 29	Overcast	49 / 60 °F	0%	7 mph E	1.4 ft	12:12 am · 12:29 pm	AROME
Fri 30	Partly cloudy	49 / 57 °F	0%	11 mph E	1.8 ft	12:54 am · 1:14 pm	AROME + ICON-EU
Sat 31	Overcast	52 / 54 °F	1%	11 mph ENE	1.8 ft	1:45 am · 2:11 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	51 / 55 °F	35% · 0.01 in	8 mph N	1.6 ft	2:48 am · 3:22 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Light drizzle	52 / 55 °F	49% · 0.02 in	17 mph NNE	3.5 ft	4:02 am · 4:41 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Drizzle	51 / 56 °F	31% · 0.36 in	15 mph NNE	3.4 ft	5:21 am · 6:07 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	48 / 53 °F	18% · 0.06 in	11 mph ENE	3.2 ft	6:41 am · 7:26 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Partly cloudy	46 / 52 °F	10%	11 mph E	2.8 ft	7:49 am · 8:25 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Mainly clear	46 / 51 °F	12%	12 mph E	2.0 ft	8:42 am · 9:11 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	43 / 49 °F	6%	9 mph SE	3.0 ft	9:26 am · 9:49 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	49 / 57 °F	14% · 0.25 in	8 mph S	2.0 ft	10:05 am · 10:24 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	54 / 57 °F	18% · 0.55 in	11 mph S	2.8 ft	10:42 am · 10:59 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	53 / 61 °F	22% · 0.24 in	16 mph SSW	4.2 ft	11:16 am · 11:32 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: AROME until Friday 30 7:00 pm; then ICON-EU until Monday 2 7:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 3:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	48°	48°	48°	53°	59°	59°	54°	52°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	9 W	9 W	9 W	10 WSW	12 WSW	9 SW	7 WSW	8 W
Humidity	85%	82%	82%	76%	73%	74%	89%	91%
UV	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
Model	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 7 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	60°	59°	57°	56°	55°	55°	56°
AIFS	60°	59°	57°	56°	53°	54°	54°
GFS	60°	59°	57°	57°	58°	54°	54°
ICON	59°	60°	58°	55°	54°	54°	54°
ARPEGE	59°	59°	56°	54°	—	—	—
AROME	60°	60°	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	60°	59°	57°	54°	55°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0.05 in	0.04 in	0.36 in
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0.02 in	0.05 in	0.14 in
GFS	0	0.00 in	0	0	0.00 in	0.03 in	0.02 in
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.04 in
ARPEGE	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
AROME	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0	0	0	0.01 in	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1223	611	815	713	1525	1526	1529
AIFS	13	7	9	8	15	18	17
GFS	1523	1011	1217	1011	2127	2026	1723
ICON	1324	49	916	915	915	1732	1934
ARPEGE	1424	911	1420	1420	—	—	—
AROME	1324	712	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1426	613	1119	1119	816	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	1%	35%	49%	31%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	23%	35%	35%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit below −0.9 °F	Below −66%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	52° / 47°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.6 °F	A bit above +39%	51° / 46°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.6 °F	A bit above +41%	49° / 45°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	48° / 44°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit above +23%
December	A bit above +2.5 °F	Normal
January	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal
March	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Dover climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Dover is from July to August: highs of 70 °F to 71 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

45° 37°

JanJ
46° 36°

FebF
50° 39°

MarM
55° 42°

AprA
61° 47°

MayM
66° 52°

JunJ
70° 56°

JulJ
71° 57°

AugA
66° 53°

SepS
59° 48°

OctO
51° 42°

NovN
46° 38°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	45°	37°	2.47 in	10	1.5	48°	3.0 ft
FebruaryFeb	46°	36°	1.87 in	8	2.2	46°	3.1 ft
MarchMar	50°	39°	1.56 in	8	4.2	46°	2.6 ft
AprilApr	55°	42°	1.53 in	7	6.4	48°	2.0 ft
MayMay	61°	47°	1.70 in	8	6.0	52°	2.0 ft
JuneJun	66°	52°	1.73 in	8	6.5	57°	2.0 ft
JulyJul	70°	56°	1.84 in	9	6.6	61°	1.8 ft
AugustAug	71°	57°	2.19 in	8	5.6	64°	1.8 ft
SeptemberSep	66°	53°	2.23 in	9	4.9	63°	2.1 ft
OctoberOct	59°	48°	3.13 in	11	3.2	60°	2.7 ft
NovemberNov	51°	42°	3.11 in	13	1.6	56°	2.9 ft
DecemberDec	46°	38°	2.77 in	12	1.1	51°	3.3 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	48°	3.0 ft
Feb	46°	3.1 ft
Mar	46°	2.6 ft
Apr	48°	2.0 ft
May	52°	2.0 ft
Jun	57°	2.0 ft
Jul	61°	1.8 ft
Aug	64°	1.8 ft
Sep	63°	2.1 ft
Oct	60°	2.7 ft
Nov	56°	2.9 ft
Dec	51°	3.3 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 26.13 in of rain on about 110 days and about 1,500 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now54 °Ffeels like 52 °F

Tomorrow49 / 60 °F

It's 54 °F now (feels like 52 °F). Today, 47 °F to 60 °F; tomorrow, 49 °F to 60 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 0%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 1%
Sun 1 35% 0.01 in
Mon 2 49% 0.02 in
Tue 3 31% 0.36 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Monday 2: 49% and 0.02 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.18 in; last 7 days, 2.04 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity90%

Dew point51 °F

Humidity is 90% now and the dew point is 51 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now17 migood

Clouds93%

Visibility is good now (17 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak2low

Thu 29: 1 · Fri 30: 2 · Sat 31: 2

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.2030.40 30.44

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.09 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 26

PollenNoneToday, at most none.

Pollen: Copernicus CAMS model (a rough guide, not a pollen trap). Levels use each type's usual thresholds.

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Light drizzle	47 / 61 °F	0.08 in	23 mph SW
Mon 26	Drizzle	47 / 61 °F	0.13 in	20 mph SW
Sun 25	Drizzle	47 / 58 °F	0.06 in	22 mph WSW
Sat 24	Rain	43 / 60 °F	0.79 in	28 mph SW
Fri 23	Heavy drizzle	47 / 56 °F	0.60 in	26 mph SW
Thu 22	Light rain	46 / 58 °F	0.40 in	16 mph SW
Wed 21	Light drizzle	47 / 55 °F	0.11 in	21 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light drizzle	53 / 56 °F	0.09 in	13 mph ESE
Mon 19	Light drizzle	47 / 56 °F	0.01 in	9 mph ESE
Sun 18	Light rain	48 / 52 °F	0.70 in	15 mph NNE
Sat 17	Light drizzle	49 / 57 °F	0.10 in	16 mph N
Fri 16	Drizzle	51 / 62 °F	0.18 in	13 mph NW
Thu 15	Light drizzle	58 / 69 °F	0.01 in	17 mph SSW
Wed 14	Overcast	46 / 65 °F	0	12 mph SW
Tue 13	Light drizzle	55 / 69 °F	0.04 in	16 mph WSW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	50 / 63 °F	0.04 in	16 mph S
Sun 11	Partly cloudy	45 / 60 °F	0	11 mph W
Sat 10	Partly cloudy	47 / 59 °F	0	15 mph W
Fri 9	Drizzle	50 / 67 °F	0.15 in	21 mph WSW
Thu 8	Light drizzle	46 / 57 °F	0.00 in	16 mph NW
Wed 7	Light rain	53 / 64 °F	0.39 in	18 mph N
Tue 6	Overcast	51 / 69 °F	0	6 mph SE
Mon 5	Partly cloudy	51 / 71 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Sun 4	Overcast	48 / 70 °F	0	7 mph SW
Sat 3	Overcast	55 / 69 °F	0	5 mph SSW
Fri 2	Overcast	50 / 68 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	55 / 69 °F	0.02 in	9 mph SW
Wed 30	Drizzle	62 / 71 °F	0.26 in	16 mph S
Tue 29	Drizzle	62 / 74 °F	0.09 in	11 mph ESE
Mon 28	Drizzle	56 / 68 °F	0.20 in	7 mph NNE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in DoverQuestions

What's the weather like today in Dover?

Overcast, from 47 °F to 60 °F, with a light breeze from the west-northwest (6 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Dover?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 47 °F and a high of 60 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 28.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 2 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.35 inHg and steady: +0.21 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Dover?

The best time to visit Dover is from July to August: highs of 70 °F to 71 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Dover in October?

In October, Dover normally sees highs of 59 °F and lows of 48 °F, with about 11 rainy days (3.13 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 60 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Dover?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 71 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 36 °F. The wettest is October (3.13 in) and the driest, April.

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Weather near Dover

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 9.0 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:55 pm (local time).

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