Dayton, Texas Weather
Dayton, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Dayton, Liberty County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dayton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dayton is published on the Liberty Municipal Airport (KT78) page, 18 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. 6 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: Baytown Airport (KHPY) 30 km · RWJ Airpark (K54T) 32 km · Chambers County Airport (KT00) 38 km · George Bush Intercontinental Airport (KIAH) 44 km · La Porte Municipal Airport (KT41) 45 km
Conditions reported at KT78 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 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, Texas
Dayton, Texas, unfolds under a sky that often stretches wide and pale, a canvas for the slow march of clouds. It lies 17.7 miles east of Atascocita, TX (from Atascocita, TX: bearing 79°T), and is situated 5.4 miles west of Liberty. The landscape here is a gentle yielding of earth, low-lying and crisscrossed by the quiet meandering of waterways that whisper through dense stands of pine and oak. Humidity hangs in the air like a soft, warm breath, particularly in the long, languid afternoons, and the scent of damp earth and pine needles is a constant companion. The character of Dayton is one of quiet persistence, a place where the days move with a steady, unhurried pulse, marked by the distant hum of traffic and the occasional bark of a dog. The story of Dayton is one rooted in the fertile soil and the bounty it once offered, a legacy of agriculture that still lingers in the air, even as the local economy has diversified. For generations, cotton and timber shaped the fortunes of this corner of Liberty County, and the echoes of those industries can still be felt in the weathered barns and the enduring resilience of its people. Today, while still connected to its agricultural past, Dayton also draws sustenance from its proximity to larger economic centers, a characteristic blend of self-reliance and interconnectedness. The Trinity River, a constant presence, has historically been a lifeblood, a conduit for commerce and a source of sustenance, its waters reflecting the ever-changing light of the East Texas sky.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Dayton, Liberty County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.046605°N, 94.885203°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77535 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dayton, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dayton, Texas, 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 30.046605°N, 94.885203°W, situated in Liberty County. ZIP code 77535. Telephone area code: 281. 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.
