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Weather in Dayton, Washington

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
54
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
47%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Dayton, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
4p
61°
5p
61°
6p
59°
7p
56°
8p
53°
13%
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
49°
7a
50°
8a
51°
9a
52°
10a
54°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
57°
2p
57°
3p
L 46°H 61°
Dayton, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    54°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    64°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    64°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    73°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73°57°
Dayton, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
232° · steady
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 14
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 14 · pk 29 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Dayton, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.34 inHg
Now
959.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dayton, WA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.6 Low
Dayton, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:43 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
3:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dayton, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 AM
Moonset
2:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dayton, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (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 16, 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).

ZIP codes in Dayton

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.