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Weather in Dayton, Idaho

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
33%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Dayton, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
58°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
42°
7a
47°
8a
54°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
66°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
L 40°H 71°
Dayton, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    65°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    54°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69%
    55°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    60°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    68°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°46°
Dayton, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
330° · veering 8°
Direction
NNW
330°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the nnw.
Dayton, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
850.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 25.10 inHg
Now
850.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 847854
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dayton, ID
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Dayton, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
3:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dayton, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 PM
Moonset
3:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dayton, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dayton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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).

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.