Dayton, Illinois Weather
Dayton, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dayton, Henry County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
