Elsmere, DE Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Elsmere, a town in New Castle County, Delaware.

This Afternoon

84°F

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 5 mph.

7-day forecast for Elsmere

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	84°F	Mostly Sunny	5 mph N	0%
Tonight	61°F	Partly Cloudy	5 mph N	1%
Saturday	76°F	Partly Sunny	5 to 10 mph NE	2%
Saturday Night	64°F	Patchy Fog	5 to 10 mph SE	13%
Sunday	78°F	Rain Showers Likely	5 to 10 mph S	70%
Sunday Night	63°F	Patchy Fog	5 to 10 mph W	83%
Monday	71°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 mph NE	43%
Monday Night	59°F	Chance Rain Showers	5 to 10 mph NE	33%
Tuesday	66°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 mph NE	37%
Tuesday Night	55°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 mph NE	37%
Wednesday	64°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 mph NE	39%
Wednesday Night	55°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	5 to 10 mph NE	36%
Thursday	64°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	10 mph NE	35%
Thursday Night	54°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	5 to 10 mph NE	33%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Elsmere (39.738, -75.595). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Elsmere

Last spring frost

Apr 7

First fall frost

Nov 4

Growing season

209 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Elsmere: nearby ZIP 19805 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Delaware frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Wilmington Porter Rsch, De (3.4 mi from Elsmere). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.