Dayton, Nevada Weather
Dayton, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dayton, Lyon County.
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About Dayton, Nevada
Dayton lies in a wide, sun-drenched valley where the Carson River, a ribbon of surprising green, has patiently sculpted the land for millennia. It lies 10.6 miles east-north-east of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 61°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-south-east of Virginia City. The surrounding terrain is a study in arid resilience, vast expanses of sagebrush and hardy grasses stretching towards distant, hazy mountains that shift in color from soft ochre to a deep, bruised purple as the day wears on. Cottonwood trees, their leaves catching the light like tiny, flickering coins, cluster along the riverbanks, offering a welcome, cool shade that contrasts sharply with the open, baked earth. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, laced with the faint, sweet scent of sun-warmed creosote, a constant reminder of the desert's persistent embrace. Dayton’s story is deeply entwined with the rush of water and the gleam of gold. It began as a vital stop along the Carson River for travelers heading west, a place where fortunes were made and lost with the turn of a pickaxe during the Comstock Lode era. While the feverish intensity of those mining days has long since subsided, a quiet industriousness persists. The local economy now draws sustenance from agriculture, with ranches and farms harnessing the river’s flow, and a growing reliance on services catering to those drawn to the region's open spaces and proximity to larger centers. The distinctive character of Dayton is a blend of this rugged past and a present that values its connection to the land, a place where the echoes of history whisper on the wind that sweeps across the valley floor.
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| Location | Dayton, Lyon County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 39.237135°N, 119.592952°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89403 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dayton, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dayton, Nevada, 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 39.237135°N, 119.592952°W, situated in Lyon County. ZIP code 89403. Telephone area code: 775. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
