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Dayton, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Dayton, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:24 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
20%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
11:44 PM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Dayton, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDayton, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 85°
Dayton, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    84°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°60°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    13%
    83°61°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    89°56°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    82°59°-7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    84°52°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    88°53°+4°
Dayton, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
259° · backing 36°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
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 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Dayton, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
914.3
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.00 inHg
Now
914.3
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 913917
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW916.9912.6914.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Dayton, MT
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Dayton, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
167.6mi
UNLIMITED
170 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
02:24 UTC · Dayton, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:24 UTC · Dayton, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dayton, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dayton, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dayton, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
11:44 PM
Daylight
15h 54m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
10:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dayton, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 AM
Moonset
11:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dayton, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59914

16-Day Forecast — Dayton

  1. Sat84°55°1%
  2. Sun85°60°1%
  3. Mon83°61°13%
  4. Tue89°56°13%
  5. Wed82°59°4%
  6. Thu84°52°3%
  7. Fri88°53°1%
  8. Sat94°57°2%
  9. Sun88°60°3%
  10. Mon97°58°3%
  11. Tue99°60°8%
  12. Wed95°60°8%
  13. Thu93°57°12%
  14. Fri94°56°13%
  15. Sat94°58°13%
  16. Sun94°60°9%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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

  • 59914

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.