Dayton, Pennsylvania Weather
Dayton, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dayton, Armstrong County.
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About Dayton, Pennsylvania
Dayton rests in a pocket of Pennsylvania's undulating hills, where the land slopes gently towards the fertile embrace of the Allegheny River's tributaries. It lies 37.4 miles north-east of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 45°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-east of Rural Valley. The air here, especially as the afternoon sun begins its descent, carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a subtle perfume that clings to the weathered barns and the quiet streets. Fields of corn and soybeans ripple in the breeze, their vibrant greens and golds a stark contrast to the deep, shadowed blues of the surrounding woodlands that climb the slopes. The houses, many with porches that seem designed for lingering conversations, are scattered with a comfortable distance from one another, as if each family has claimed its own small patch of this serene landscape. The history of Dayton is etched into the very grain of its wooden structures and the quiet diligence of its people. Once a hub for the timber and coal industries that fueled the region's growth, remnants of that industrious past can still be felt in the stoic character of the community. Today, agriculture remains a cornerstone, with local farmers bringing their produce to market, their hands calloused from generations of working this rich soil. The rhythm of life in Dayton is a steady one, dictated less by the hurried pulse of larger cities and more by the turning of the seasons and the simple, enduring connections that bind its residents together, a quiet testament to resilience and the enduring appeal of a life lived close to the land.
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| Location | Dayton, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.880343°N, 79.241983°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17098, 16222 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dayton, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dayton, Pennsylvania, 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 40.880343°N, 79.241983°W, situated in Armstrong County. ZIP code 17098, 16222. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
