🌤️ Delmarva Weather Update — Friday, June 26, 2026
Today's Weather Story: A cold front is sliding toward Delmarva today, setting the stage for a hot, humid afternoon with scattered shower and thunderstorm chances — especially across central and southern zones. Highs settle into the upper 80s to low 90s inland, with sea breezes holding coastal spots in the mid 80s. Southwest winds keep the humid air pumping in ahead of the front, and any storm that fires could pulse heavy rain quickly.
Across Delmarva:
- Wilmington, DE: Mostly cloudy, high 88°F, SW 5 mph
- Dover, DE: Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, high 90°F, SW 5–10 mph
- Georgetown, DE: Partly sunny, high 91°F, SW 10 mph
- Lewes, DE: Partly sunny, high 90°F, SW 5–10 mph
- Cambridge, MD: Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high 91°F, SW 9 mph
- Salisbury, MD: Partly sunny, high 91°F, SW 10 mph
- Ocean City, MD: Partly sunny, high 84°F, SW 13 mph
- Chincoteague, VA: Partly sunny, high 84°F, SW 10–15 mph
Active Weather Alerts: No active Delmarva alerts at this time.
Severe Weather Outlook: SPC has placed Wilmington, Dover, Lewes, and Salisbury under a Marginal Risk for severe storms today, meaning isolated strong cells with gusty winds or small hail are possible as the front approaches. WPC carries an excessive rainfall and flooding concern across the region, so the bigger story with any storm may be brief downpours capable of ponding water on roadways. Cape Charles slides into a Marginal Risk for Saturday as the front works south.
Why This Setup: An approaching cold front, a nearby surface low, and an upper-level disturbance are all working in tandem to lift the deep, humid air mass — and that's the fuel for both storms and heavy rain potential. Translation: when storms go up today, they'll have plenty of moisture to wring out.
Looking Ahead: Shower and thunderstorm chances linger into Saturday with hot, humid conditions hanging on, before drier and slightly cooler air arrives early next week. A bigger warm-up returns by midweek with 90s back on the board.
Bottom Line: Plan around a hot, sticky Friday with scattered storms — keep an eye on the radar if you've got outdoor plans this afternoon or evening.
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