Weather in Dayton, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dayton, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
43
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
63%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
9:10 PM
Dayton, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
50°
11p
50°
12a
49°
11%
1a
49°
12%
2a
47°
23%
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
48°
8a
50°
9a
52°
10a
54°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
58°
2p
59°
3p
57°
4p
56°
5p
56°
6p
55°
7p
54°
8p
51°
9p
Dayton, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle53%47°41°
- SundayMay 17Snow61%51°37°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle—56°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle45%63°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle32%59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast18%69°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast35%74°48°
Dayton, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dayton, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
247° · backing 39°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 5
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, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dayton, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
9:10 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dayton, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 3:57 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dayton, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Dayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).