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
Dayton, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast30%87°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers15%90°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle35%89°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle41%88°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast51%89°68°
Dayton, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dayton, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.