Dayton, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dayton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—92°76°0°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm25%—91°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm29%—92°75°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm——92°75°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——93°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——93°76°0°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 77535
15-Day Forecast — Dayton
- Sat92°78°5%
- Sun92°76°17%
- Mon91°76°25%
- Tue92°75°29%
- Wed92°75°5%
- Thu93°76°4%
- Fri93°76°8%
- Sat90°76°15%
- Sun93°76°17%
- Mon94°77°16%
- Tue95°77°17%
- Wed97°76°16%
- Thu97°74°26%
- Fri97°75°23%
- Sat101°76°23%
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 — Dayton
SPC includes Dayton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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
- 77535