Dayton, Illinois Weather
Dayton, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dayton, Henry County.
Full aviation weather for Dayton is published on the Quad City International Airport (KMLI) page, 16 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Dayton have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Dayton: Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 26 km · Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI) 38 km · Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI) 44 km · Mercer County Airport (KC00) 44 km
Conditions reported at KMLI describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dayton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dayton.
About Dayton, Illinois
Dayton rests in a broad, gently rolling landscape where the cultivated fields, a patchwork of greens and golds under the vast Illinois sky, meet the low, wooded bluffs that hug the banks of the Green River. It lies 10.1 miles east of Moline, IL (from Moline, IL: bearing 97°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east of East Moline. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn, a fragrance that deepens with the late afternoon sun. The houses, mostly modest and well-kept, seem to lean into the quiet streets, their porches ready for the slow unwinding of evening. A scattering of mature oaks and maples, their branches reaching wide, offers dappled shade, and in the hushed moments before dusk, one can almost hear the land breathing, a slow, steady exhalation that has marked the passing of seasons for generations. The history of Dayton is tied to the fertile soil and the steady flow of the Green River, a lifeline for early settlers who saw in this region the promise of agricultural prosperity. The town’s economy has long been anchored by farming, with generations of families cultivating the rich prairie land, a tradition that continues to shape the character of Dayton. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the enduring connection to the land remains. Looking out across the fields, one can imagine the quiet industry of days past – the creak of wagons, the murmur of conversations at the general store, the steady rhythm of life dictated by the sun and the seasons. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Dayton holds a subtle dignity, a quiet testament to resilience and the enduring strength found in simple, honest work.
Live animated radar for Dayton and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Dayton, Henry County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.489201°N, 90.321515°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61241, 61350 |
| Area Code | 847, 224, 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dayton, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dayton, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Dayton includes coordinates 41.489201°N, 90.321515°W, situated in Henry County. ZIP code 61241, 61350. Telephone area code: 847, 224, 815. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
