Water Temperature of the Murderkill River in Frederica, DE

Current Water Temperature

69.8°F

Measurement Time: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT

Temperature Locations

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Local Points of Interest

Spring Creek

Murderkill River

Station Name: MURDERKILL RIVER AT FREDERICA, DE
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: -3 feet

Nearest Address:
Bay Rd
Frederica, DE 19946
Kent County

GPS Coordinates: 39.0105, -75.4583056

Nearby Water Temperatures

Beaverdam Branch, Houston, DE (7.8 mi)
St. Jones River, Dover, DE (11.1 mi)
Broadkill River, Milton, DE (18.8 mi)
Delaware Bay, Greenwich, NJ (20.8 mi)
Delaware Bay, Lewes, DE (24.1 mi)
Cape May Canal, North Cape May, NJ (26.9 mi)
Millsboro Pond, Millsboro, DE (30.1 mi)
Silver Lake Tributary, Townsend, DE (32 mi)
Appoquinimink River, Odessa, DE (32.5 mi)
Indian River Bay, Millsboro, DE (32.9 mi)
Delaware River, Middletown, DE (34.4 mi)
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Port Penn, DE (38.3 mi)
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Delaware City, DE (38.5 mi)
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Chesapeake City, MD (40.3 mi)
Choptank River, Cambridge, MD (44.4 mi)

Weather for Frederica, Delaware

Current Weather

76.5°F
Sunny
Sunny
79.9°F
79°F
75%
W 5.4 mph
11.1 mph
75.1°F
67.7°F
0 in
0%
9 mi
1010 mbar
0

Five Day Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
Wed
H: 84°F
L: 68°F
Patchy rain nearby
Thu
H: 76°F
L: 59°F
Sunny
Fri
H: 75°F
L: 51°F
Sunny
Sat
H: 69°F
L: 53°F
Partly Cloudy
Sun
H: 72°F
L: 49°F

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 8.95 μg/m3
PM10: 9.05 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 185.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 15.55 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.85 μg/m3
Ozone: 55 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:40 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:18 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 38 mins
Moonrise: 5:08 PM
Moon Transit: 10:27 PM
Moonset: 3:15 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 85.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

11:36 AM - 2:06 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

4:38 PM - 6:08 PM
2:45 AM - 4:15 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 27 at 1:13PM EDT until May 27 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Effective: Wed May 27, 2026, 1:13 PM
Expires: Wed May 27, 2026, 9:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 247 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 53 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO LOUISA POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG DINWIDDIE LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG NOTTOWAY PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA ACCOMACK CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GLOUCESTER GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, ANTE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BAVON, BEACH, BON AIR, BOOTH FORK, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BRUNSWICK, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BURRUSS CORNER, BUSCH GARDENS, CAMBRIDGE, CAPE CHARLES, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CENTERVILLE, CHAMPLAIN, CHASE CITY, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHINCOTEAGUE, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CHULA, CLANCIE, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COLONIAL BEACH, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CORBIN, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CREWE, CRISFIELD, CROAKER, DAWN, DEEP CREEK, DENARO, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, DURAND, EARLS, EDGERTON, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, EXMORE, FARMVILLE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GLEN ALLEN, GLOUCESTER POINT, GOOCHLAND, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBACKVILLE, GREENBRIER, GRESSIT, GROVE, GUINEA MILLS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HAWK, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HORNTOWN, HOWERTONS, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, JETERSVILLE, KENBRIDGE, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LANCASTER, LAWRENCEVILLE, LEWISETTA, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, LOUISA, MANNBORO, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN, MINERAL, MOSELEY, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW CHURCH, NEW KENT AIRPORT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, OCEAN CITY, ONANCOCK, ORAPAX FARMS, PEARY, PETERSBURG, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, POWHATAN, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON, RAINES TAVERN, REAMS, REEDS, RICHMOND, ROXBURY, SALISBURY, SANDSTON, SCOTTS FORK, SMITHFIELD, SOUTH HILL, STODDERT, SUFFOLK, TALLEYSVILLE, TRIPLET, URBANNA, VALENTINES, VICTORIA, VIRGINIA BEACH, WAKEFIELD, WARSAW, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT, WHITE PLAINS, WILLIAMSBURG, AND YORKTOWN.


Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
83.8°F
68.4°F
73.6°F
86%
0.05 in
88%
0%
10.1 mph
5.1


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 8.77 μg/m3
PM10: 8.97 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 164.65 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 6.6 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.08 μg/m3
Ozone: 73.92 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:40 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:18 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 38 mins
Moonrise: 5:08 PM
Moon Transit: 10:27 PM
Moonset: 3:15 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 85.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

11:36 AM - 2:06 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

4:38 PM - 6:08 PM
2:45 AM - 4:15 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
75.7°F
59.3°F
69.3°F
64%
0.01 in
89%
0%
18.1 mph
8


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.45 μg/m3
PM10: 6.67 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 173.37 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.47 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.2 μg/m3
Ozone: 72.68 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:40 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:19 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 39 mins
Moonrise: 6:10 PM
Moon Transit: 11:12 PM
Moonset: 3:40 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 92.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:19 AM - 2:49 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

5:40 PM - 7:10 PM
3:10 AM - 4:40 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Friday, May 29, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
74.6°F
51.3°F
63.6°F
58%
0 in
0%
0%
12.5 mph
8.3


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 3.87 μg/m3
PM10: 3.98 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 138.22 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.35 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.78 μg/m3
Ozone: 67.6 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:39 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:20 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 41 mins
Moonrise: 7:12 PM
Moon Transit: 12:00 PM
Moonset: 4:08 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 97.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

1:05 PM - 3:35 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

6:42 PM - 8:12 PM
3:38 AM - 5:08 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
69.1°F
52.6°F
60.8°F
55%
0 in
0%
0%
17.4 mph
8.1


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.21 μg/m3
PM10: 5.37 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 163.07 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.39 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.93 μg/m3
Ozone: 74.96 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:39 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:21 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 42 mins
Moonrise: 8:14 PM
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 4:41 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.8%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
1:53 PM - 4:23 PM

Minor Periods

7:44 PM - 9:14 PM
4:11 AM - 5:41 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Weather Forecast

Partly Cloudy
72.4°F
48.5°F
60.6°F
61%
0 in
0%
0%
10.3 mph
7.8


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 1.98 μg/m3
PM10: 1.98 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 138.31 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.5 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.67 μg/m3
Ozone: 60.23 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:38 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:21 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 43 mins
Moonrise: 9:11 PM
Moon Transit: 12:48 AM
Moonset: 5:19 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.6%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:18 AM - 2:48 AM
2:43 PM - 5:13 PM

Minor Periods

8:41 PM - 10:11 PM
4:49 AM - 6:19 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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