🌤️ Delmarva Weather Update — Thursday, August 13, 2026
Today's Weather Story: Thursday is mainly dry and sunny across Delmarva as a cold front sinks south. Highs reach the upper 80s to low 90s inland, while the immediate coast stays cooler. A small shower or thunderstorm chance is limited mainly to the southwest half of the region, with Ocean City carrying the highest sampled rain chance at 18%.
Across Delmarva:
- Wilmington, DE: Mostly Sunny, high 88°F, W wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Dover, DE: Sunny, high 89°F, W wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Georgetown, DE: Sunny, high 90°F, W wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Lewes, DE: Mostly Sunny, high 88°F, NW wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Cambridge, MD: Mostly Sunny, high 89°F, NW wind 3 to 9 mph.
- Salisbury, MD: Mostly Sunny, high 91°F, W wind 2 to 9 mph.
- Ocean City, MD: Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then Mostly Sunny, high 86°F, SW wind 8 mph.
- Chincoteague, VA: Mostly Sunny, high 86°F, W wind 6 to 9 mph.
Active Weather Alerts: No active Delmarva alerts at this time.
Severe Weather Outlook: SPC has no categorical severe-weather risk over Delmarva today. For Friday, a General Thunderstorms Risk includes Cape Charles, Chincoteague, Dover, Lewes, Ocean City, and Salisbury. WPC guidance flags an excessive-rainfall/flooding concern to monitor, but today’s point forecasts support a mostly dry Delmarva forecast rather than widespread rain.
Why This Setup: A cold front moving south is helping nudge drier air into the region, keeping most locations sunny and limiting shower coverage. Southwest winds and warm air ahead of the boundary will still push inland temperatures near 90°F.
Looking Ahead: Conditions gradually improve through Friday, with high pressure expected to bring mainly dry and slightly less humid weather Saturday. Unsettled weather returns Sunday afternoon into Monday, with warmer and more humid conditions Monday ahead of the next cold front.
Bottom Line: Expect a warm, mostly sunny Thursday across Delmarva, with only a small, localized shower or storm chance—mainly toward the southwest and near Ocean City.
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