Dayton, Virginia Weather
Dayton, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Dayton, Rockingham County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dayton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dayton is published on the Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW) page, 6 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: Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) 17 km · New Market Airport (K8W2) 33 km · Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA) 47 km · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO) 52 km
Conditions reported at KVBW describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dayton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Dayton, Virginia
Dayton rests in a fold of the Shenandoah Valley, where the land begins its gentle, persistent rise towards the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 4.5 miles west-south-west of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 3.1 miles north-east of Bridgewater. Here, the soil, a deep, loamy red, yields generously to the plow, a characteristic that has shaped the very character of the place. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled blankets under a sky that often holds a profound, almost liquid blue, especially in the late afternoon when the sun casts long, elongated shadows from the scattered oaks and maples. The air, when the wind stirs from the west, carries the faint, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding wilderness. Even the houses, many of them sturdy brick or clapboard constructions with broad porches, seem to lean into the landscape, as if drawing sustenance from the fertile ground beneath them. This corner of Rockingham County has always been tied to the earth, its economy historically rooted in agriculture, a tradition that continues to nourish Dayton. The fertile valley floor, a gift from ancient rivers and geological forces, has supported generations of farmers, their lives measured by the turning of seasons and the bounty of the harvest. While modern farms now employ advanced machinery, the echo of horse-drawn plows and the quiet hum of the grain elevator still resonate in the collective memory. Dayton itself, though small, possesses a distinct sense of purpose, a quiet industriousness evident in its local businesses and the steady flow of traffic along its main thoroughfares. It’s a place where the past is not so much a relic as a living presence, influencing the rhythm of daily life and the enduring spirit of its people.
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, Rockingham County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.414848°N, 78.93864°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22821 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dayton, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dayton, Virginia, 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 38.414848°N, 78.938640°W, situated in Rockingham County. ZIP code 22821. Telephone area code: 540. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
