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Weather in Dayton, Alabama

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
69%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Dayton, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
L 51°H 80°
Dayton, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    30%
    87°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    15%
    90°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    35%
    89°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    88°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    51%
    89°68°
Dayton, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
139° · veering 39°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 13 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 39° from the se.
Dayton, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Dayton, AL
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dayton, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dayton, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 AM
Moonset
1:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dayton, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

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.