Hockessin, DE Weather & Growing Conditions

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

This Afternoon

69°F

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind around 5 mph.

7-day forecast for Hockessin

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	69°F	Mostly Sunny	5 mph S	2%
Tonight	48°F	Mostly Cloudy	5 mph S	3%
Wednesday	73°F	Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny	0 to 5 mph S	2%
Wednesday Night	57°F	Mostly Cloudy	5 mph S	3%
Thursday	72°F	Chance Light Rain	5 to 10 mph S	39%
Thursday Night	60°F	Chance Light Rain then Chance T-storms	0 to 5 mph SW	71%
Friday	69°F	Light Rain	0 to 5 mph SW	76%
Friday Night	52°F	Light Rain	0 to 5 mph NW	76%
Saturday	66°F	Slight Chance Light Rain	5 mph NW	22%
Saturday Night	43°F	Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy	5 mph NW	15%
Sunday	61°F	Mostly Sunny	5 mph NW	9%
Sunday Night	42°F	Chance Light Rain	0 to 5 mph W	25%
Monday	58°F	Chance Light Rain	5 to 10 mph NW	30%
Monday Night	40°F	Chance Light Rain	5 to 10 mph NW	30%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Hockessin (39.784, -75.681). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Hockessin

Last spring frost

Apr 19

First fall frost

Oct 26

Growing season

189 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Hockessin: nearby ZIP 19707 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Delaware frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Avondale 2 N, Pa (7.4 mi from Hockessin). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 3, 2026.