Weather in Dayton, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dayton, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
79%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Dayton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
88°
7p
82°
10%
8p
74°
33%
9p
74°
41%
10p
Dayton, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle66%80°57°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm59%78°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm99%78°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast99%61°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle12%60°53°
Dayton, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dayton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
075° · backing 15°
Direction
ENE
075°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Dayton, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dayton, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dayton, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dayton, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Dayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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 17, 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).