Observed 4:55 PM EDT at KVBW

Dayton, VA weather

Sunny and 60°16°, jacket by 7 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 60°16°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 38°3°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 33Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (61°16° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 33°1° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below freezing Monday 7–9 AM (low 32°0°)

TonightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 62°17° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	3%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	11%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	16%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	21%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	24%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	14%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	7%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	52%	4%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	4%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	5%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	24%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	48%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	45%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	30%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	4%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	0%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 31°−1°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Areas of frost between 2am and 5am, then areas of frost and patchy fog. Mostly clear, with a low around 31. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 31°−1°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Widespread frost and patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 31. South wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 40°4°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Widespread frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 69. South wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 31°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LWX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

South Fork Shenandoah River near Lynnwood

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 248 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Shenandoah River at Cootes Store

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 53 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Siebert Creek at Harrisonburg

4.5 mi

Level: 0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 37Typical 99

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 28
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 23 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 38°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

DALE ENTERPRISE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−10°−6°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Dayton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:42 PM; Morning 7:17–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:52 PM; Morning 7:06–7:17 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:52 PM–7:07 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Dayton. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,400 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dayton, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

South Fork Shenandoah River near Lynnwood

North Fork Shenandoah River at Cootes Store

Siebert Creek at Harrisonburg

Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon