Dayton, Nevada Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dayton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°61°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°64°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——94°60°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——94°61°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——97°62°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——99°65°+2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.67 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Dayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 89403
16-Day Forecast — Dayton
- Sun88°65°9%
- Mon90°61°2%
- Tue93°64°1%
- Wed94°60°0%
- Thu94°61°0%
- Fri97°62°0%
- Sat99°65°1%
- Sun98°67°3%
- Mon100°73°9%
- Tue100°74°14%
- Wed97°67°12%
- Thu82°65°10%
- Fri94°66°10%
- Sat99°73°23%
- Sun98°75°22%
- Mon97°75°16%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Dayton
SPC includes Dayton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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
- 89403
- 89428