Water Temperature of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in Delaware City, DE
Current Water Temperature
Measurement Time: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 11:42 AM EDT
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Scott RunStation Name: C AND D CANAL NR DELAWARE CITY, DE
Station Type: Fixed
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov
Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet
Nearest Address:
Delaware City, DE
New Castle County
GPS Coordinates: 39.55405556, -75.6188611
Nearby Water Temperatures
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Port Penn, DE (2.5 mi)Delaware River, Middletown, DE (4.6 mi)
Appoquinimink River, Odessa, DE (6.1 mi)
Christina River, Newark, DE (8.2 mi)
Silver Lake Tributary, Townsend, DE (9.8 mi)
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Chesapeake City, MD (10.4 mi)
White Clay Creek, Newark, DE (10.5 mi)
White Clay Creek, Stanton, DE (10.6 mi)
Delaware River, New Castle, DE (10.7 mi)
Christina River, Newport, DE (10.8 mi)
Pike Creek, Newark, DE (11.3 mi)
White Clay Creek, Newark, DE (11.6 mi)
Christina River, Wilmington, DE (13.2 mi)
Red Clay Creek, Wooddale, DE (14.5 mi)
Brandywine Creek, Wilmington, DE (15.1 mi)
Weather for Delaware City, Delaware
Current Weather

Five Day Weather Forecast

Tue
H: 96°F
L: 68°F

Wed
H: 89°F
L: 68°F

Thu
H: 57°F
L: 52°F

Fri
H: 54°F
L: 50°F

Sat
H: 53°F
L: 49°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.95 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.85 μg/m3
Ozone: 136 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:14 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 29 mins
Moon Transit: 4:03 PM
Moonset: 12:02 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 7.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
5:00 AM - 7:30 AM3:33 PM - 6:03 PM
Minor Periods
7:31 AM - 9:01 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.
Effective: Mon May 18, 2026, 3:45 PM
Expires: Wed May 20, 2026, 12:00 AM
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued a code orange air quality alert Tuesday for New Castle County. A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles...visit http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov
Heat Advisory issued May 19 at 3:26AM EDT until May 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Effective: Tue May 19, 2026, 3:26 AM
Expires: Tue May 19, 2026, 4:30 PM
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 98 degrees expected. * WHERE...In Delaware, New Castle County. In New Jersey, Mercer, Camden, Gloucester, and Northwestern Burlington Counties. In Pennsylvania, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Record setting high temperatures are quite possible through Wednesday, with maximum heat indices nearing 100 degrees during peak heating each afternoon. Given the intensity of this early season stretch of heat and humidity, we are not acclimated to it yet and therefore impacts could be greater if precautions are not taken. Showers and some thunderstorms arrive later Wednesday afternoon and evening which will break this early season heat.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Heat Advisory issued May 19 at 2:25PM EDT until May 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Effective: Tue May 19, 2026, 2:25 PM
Expires: Wed May 20, 2026, 5:00 AM
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 99 degrees expected. * WHERE...In Delaware, New Castle County. In New Jersey, Mercer, Camden, Gloucester, and Northwestern Burlington Counties. In Pennsylvania, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Maximum heat indices near 100 degrees during peak heating this afternoon and then again on Wednesday. Given the intensity of this early season stretch of heat and humidity, we are not fully acclimated to it and therefore impacts could be greater if precautions are not taken. Showers and some thunderstorms arrive later Wednesday afternoon and evening which will end this early season heat.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.
Effective: Mon May 18, 2026, 3:45 PM
Expires: Wed May 20, 2026, 12:00 AM
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code orange air quality alert Tuesday for Salem and Cumberland Counties. A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles...visit http://www.state.nj.us/dep/
Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 4:40PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.
Effective: Mon May 18, 2026, 4:40 PM
Expires: Wed May 20, 2026, 12:00 AM
The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Tuesday for Northeast Maryland. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.56 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.03 μg/m3
Ozone: 114.24 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:14 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 29 mins
Moon Transit: 4:03 PM
Moonset: 12:02 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 7.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
5:00 AM - 7:30 AM3:33 PM - 6:03 PM
Minor Periods
7:31 AM - 9:01 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 6.13 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.98 μg/m3
Ozone: 104.68 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:15 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 31 mins
Moon Transit: 5:05 PM
Moonset: 12:58 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 14.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
6:04 AM - 8:34 AM4:35 PM - 7:05 PM
Minor Periods
8:46 AM - 10:16 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 9.89 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.33 μg/m3
Ozone: 57.68 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:16 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 32 mins
Moon Transit: 6:01 PM
Moonset: 12:43 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 23.2%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
7:03 AM - 9:33 AM5:31 PM - 8:01 PM
Minor Periods
10:03 AM - 11:33 AM12:13 AM - 1:43 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 16.03 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.84 μg/m3
Ozone: 56.8 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:16 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 34 mins
Moon Transit: 6:52 PM
Moonset: 1:17 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 33.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
7:56 AM - 10:26 AM6:22 PM - 8:52 PM
Minor Periods
11:16 AM - 12:46 AM12:47 AM - 2:17 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 6.2 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.49 μg/m3
Ozone: 76.31 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:17 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 36 mins
Moon Transit: 7:38 PM
Moonset: 1:46 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 44.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
8:44 AM - 11:14 AM7:08 PM - 9:38 PM
Minor Periods
12:26 AM - 1:56 PM1:16 AM - 2:46 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
