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Weather in Dayton, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
88%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Dayton, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
72°
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
73°
8a
76°
9a
78°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
L 70°H 82°
Dayton, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    84°76°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    83°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    87°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    63%
    88°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    74%
    84°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    85°73°
Dayton, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 10°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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 9 · pk 23 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the se.
Dayton, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Dayton, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.2 μg/m³
PM 10
14.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dayton, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dayton, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dayton, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 15 (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

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

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.