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Dayton, Texas Weather

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

Dayton, TX
Thursday, June 4 at 10:42 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
95%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Dayton, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDayton, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 73°H 81°
Dayton, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    49%
    0.62″
    81°71°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    61%
    0.22″
    82°71°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    39%
    85°72°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    88°74°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    20%
    88°75°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    87°76°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    20%
    90°73°+3°
Dayton, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
031° · backing 36°
Direction
NNE
031°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 36° from the nne.
Dayton, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.11012.81014.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Dayton, TX
Air quality
36
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.7 µg/m³. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Dayton, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
10:42 UTC ·Dayton, TX · 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
10:42 UTC ·Dayton, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Dayton, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dayton, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dayton, TX
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Dayton, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
4:21 AM
Moonset
2:49 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Dayton, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 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

Peak growing season

As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Dayton

SPC has placed Dayton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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.