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Dayton, Wyoming Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Dayton, WY
Thursday, June 4 at 7:20 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
53%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Dayton, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDayton, WY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 77°
Dayton, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    16%
    74°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°53°+12°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    96°63°+10°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    75%
    79°50°-17°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    60%
    81°46°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    19%
    88°60°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.04″
    78°56°-10°
Dayton, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
332° · backing 46°
Direction
NNW
332°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 24 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 107SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Dayton, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
878.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 25.94 inHg
Now
878.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+5.3
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 873880
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW880.4873.1879.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dayton, WY
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 42 now. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 31

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.65 with 15 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Dayton, WY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.4mi
UNLIMITED
104 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:20 UTC ·Dayton, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:20 UTC ·Dayton, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Dayton, WY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dayton, WY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dayton, WY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
3:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Dayton, WY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:56 AM
Moonset
2:58 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Dayton, WY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Dayton

SPC has placed Dayton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Dayton

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.