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Dayton, Ohio weather · now

74°

Mostly Cloudy

Feels
75°
High / Low
87° / 68°
Wind
25 mph SSW
Humidity
85%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 1:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 74% · 2 PM

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GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate
Sun 6:45 AM 8:38 PM 13h 54m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Dayton, Ohio, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 87° with a low near 68°. 2 active weather alerts in effect.

What to wear today

Rain jacket and umbrella

Plan for showers (74%). Skip cotton or anything that dries slow.

Next 24 hours

65° 80° 90° ↑ 85° ↓ 69° 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM 8 AM

  1. 11 AM

    80°

    49%

  2. 1 PM

    83°

    71%

  3. 3 PM

    82°

    74%

  4. 5 PM

    81°

    66%

  5. 7 PM

    78°

    26%

  6. 9 PM

    75°

    47%

  7. 11 PM

    73°

    64%

  8. 1 AM

    71°

    39%

  9. 3 AM

    71°

    67%

  10. 5 AM

    70°

    89%

  11. 7 AM

    69°

    80%

  12. 9 AM

    73°

    6%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 89% 87° · 68°
    1. 12 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    2. 1 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    3. 2 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74%
    4. 3 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74%
    5. 4 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 69%
    6. 5 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    7. 6 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    8. 7 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    9. 8 PM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    10. 9 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    11. 10 PM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 58%
    12. 11 PM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
  2. Wed 8/12 Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 80% 88° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    2. 1 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    3. 2 AM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    4. 3 AM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    5. 4 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 69%
    6. 5 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms 89%
    7. 6 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 62%
    8. 7 AM 69° Showers And Thunderstorms 80%
    9. 8 AM 71° Partly Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 73° Partly Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 76° Partly Sunny 9%
    12. 11 AM 78° Partly Sunny 4%
    13. 12 PM 80° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    14. 1 PM 82° Partly Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    16. 3 PM 86° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    17. 4 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    18. 5 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    19. 6 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    20. 7 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    21. 8 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    22. 9 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    23. 10 PM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    24. 11 PM 74° Rain Showers Likely 64%
  3. Thu 8/13 Rain Showers Likely 63% 86° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 73° Rain Showers Likely 64%
    2. 1 AM 72° Rain Showers Likely 64%
    3. 2 AM 71° Rain Showers Likely 61%
    4. 3 AM 71° Rain Showers Likely 61%
    5. 4 AM 70° Rain Showers Likely 61%
    6. 5 AM 70° Rain Showers Likely 61%
    7. 6 AM 70° Rain Showers Likely 61%
    8. 7 AM 70° Rain Showers Likely 61%
    9. 8 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 43%
    10. 9 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 43%
    11. 10 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 43%
    12. 11 AM 78° Chance Rain Showers 43%
    13. 12 PM 80° Chance Rain Showers 43%
    14. 1 PM 82° Chance Rain Showers 43%
    15. 2 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    16. 3 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    17. 4 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    18. 5 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    19. 6 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    20. 7 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    21. 8 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    22. 9 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    23. 10 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    24. 11 PM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
  4. Fri 8/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52% 83° · 63°
    1. 12 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    2. 1 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    3. 2 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    4. 3 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    5. 4 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    6. 5 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    7. 6 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    8. 7 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    9. 8 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    10. 9 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    11. 10 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    12. 11 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    13. 12 PM 78° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    14. 1 PM 79° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    15. 2 PM 80° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    16. 3 PM 82° Partly Sunny 14%
    17. 4 PM 82° Partly Sunny 14%
    18. 5 PM 82° Partly Sunny 14%
    19. 6 PM 81° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    20. 7 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 14%
    21. 8 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 7%
    22. 9 PM 74° Partly Cloudy 7%
    23. 10 PM 72° Partly Cloudy 7%
    24. 11 PM 70° Partly Cloudy 7%
  5. Sat 8/15 Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27% 83° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 7%
    2. 1 AM 68° Partly Cloudy 7%
    3. 2 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 10%
    4. 3 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 10%
    5. 4 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 10%
    6. 5 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 10%
    7. 6 AM 64° Mostly Sunny 10%
    8. 7 AM 63° Mostly Sunny 10%
    9. 8 AM 64° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    10. 9 AM 66° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    11. 10 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    12. 11 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    13. 12 PM 76° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    14. 1 PM 78° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    15. 2 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    16. 3 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    17. 4 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    18. 5 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    19. 6 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    20. 7 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    22. 9 PM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    23. 10 PM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    24. 11 PM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
  6. Sun 8/16 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52% 89° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    2. 1 AM 70° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    3. 2 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    4. 3 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    5. 4 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    6. 5 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    7. 6 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    8. 7 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    9. 8 AM 70° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    10. 9 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    11. 10 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    12. 11 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    13. 12 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    14. 1 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    15. 2 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    16. 3 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    17. 4 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    18. 5 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    19. 6 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    20. 7 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    21. 8 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    22. 9 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    23. 10 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    24. 11 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27% 83° · 65°
    1. 12 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    2. 1 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    3. 2 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    4. 3 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    5. 4 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    6. 5 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    7. 6 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    8. 7 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    9. 8 AM 71° Partly Sunny 14%
    10. 9 AM 73° Partly Sunny 14%
    11. 10 AM 75° Partly Sunny 14%
    12. 11 AM 77° Partly Sunny 14%
    13. 12 PM 79° Partly Sunny 14%
    14. 1 PM 80° Partly Sunny 14%
    15. 2 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    16. 3 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    17. 4 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    18. 5 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    19. 6 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    20. 7 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    21. 8 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 10%
    22. 9 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 10%
    23. 10 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 10%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Partly Cloudy 5% 79° · 59°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 8% 82° · 63°
  3. Thu 8/20 Partly Cloudy 13% 82° · 60°
  4. Fri 8/21 Partly Cloudy 13% 92° · 66°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 19% 84° · 66°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 13% 69° · 56°
  7. Mon 8/24 Partly Cloudy 10% 70° · 50°
  8. Tue 8/25 Sunny 19% 71° · 50°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 32% 77° · 53°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

No standout day in the next week — every day has trade-offs.

Thursday, 8/13

Rain Showers Likely, 86° / 69°, 63% rain

  1. Tomorrow88°69°
  2. Thu86°69°
  3. Fri83°63°
  4. Sat83°68°
  5. Sun89°70°
  6. Mon83°65°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 64°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (10%) · rain should clear by 2 PM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 8 AM

    comfortable at 71°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 8 AM

    comfortable at 71°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 8 AM

    comfortable at 71°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Dayton

Dayton in August typically averages 82° highs and 63° lows, with about 12 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 85°); the coldest is January (average low 16°). May is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan30°16°13
Feb39°24°12
Mar58°38°16
Apr67°47°17
May69°52°20
Jun81°64°19
Jul85°69°18
Aug82°63°12
Sep80°60°10
Oct67°47°6
Nov53°39°14
Dec41°28°16

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1pm and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. West wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain showers likely before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
ILN 44,69
Radar station
KILN
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
39.759, -84.192