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South Dayton, New York Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

South Dayton, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:08 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
52%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
South Dayton, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Dayton, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 66°H 83°
South Dayton, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    26%
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    82°66°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    75%
    0.17″
    71°64°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    0.62″
    73°64°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    74°62°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    31%
    0.14″
    73°61°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Showers
    58%
    0.85″
    75°67°+2°
South Dayton, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
295° · veering 48°
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 31 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 179SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 48° from the wnw.
South Dayton, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.1967.7968.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Dayton, NY
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
+12 in 6hPeak ~82 @ 11 PM

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
132μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 91
UV peak
4.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 91

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
South Dayton, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.7mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
20:08 UTC · South Dayton, NY · 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
20:08 UTC · South Dayton, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Dayton, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Dayton, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Dayton, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Dayton, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Dayton, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Dayton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 14138

16-Day Forecast — South Dayton

  1. Sat83°69°26%
  2. Sun82°66°24%
  3. Mon71°64°75%
  4. Tue73°64°44%
  5. Wed74°62°6%
  6. Thu73°61°31%
  7. Fri75°67°58%
  8. Sat72°57°24%
  9. Sun68°52°19%
  10. Mon69°53°31%
  11. Tue69°52°24%
  12. Wed74°53°35%
  13. Thu75°62°32%
  14. Fri79°61°43%
  15. Sat76°66°40%
  16. Sun73°62°45%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — South Dayton

SPC has placed South Dayton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 South Dayton

  • 14138

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.