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WISCONSIN · WAUPACA COUNTY

Dayton

2,616 people, 930 ft above sea level in Waupaca County.

930 ftElevation, city center
2,616People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 47°
Sunny now Dew point 29° · W 5 mph · high 45°
City of Dayton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Dayton plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Dayton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Waupaca Municipal Airport (KPCZ) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
47° Sunny Feels like 45° · high of 45° near 2 PM
WindW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity50%falling to 55% this afternoon
Pressure30.27 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 29° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Thursday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 40.93 in · 10 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Waupaca County
NWS Green Bay and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:51 AM4:31 PM ↓
9 h 40 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
12
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 25 to 35°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45° 23°
0% rain — NNW 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
49° 25°
0% rain — N 0 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
52° 32°
0% rain — SW 7 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 36°
0% rain — S 7 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 44°
10% rain — S 8 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 39°
30% rain — W 3 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
57° 44°
50% rain up to 0.2″ SE 5 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Dayton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 2,200 miles back along its path. It came down from about 11,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from the open Pacific. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Dayton stands on

Dayton’s center stands about 930 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 860 ft to 1,020 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Morris, about 1,180 ft, 11 miles south.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Cambrian, undivided (sandstone), from the Cambrian, 487 to 542 million years old.

Almond to Weyauwega, cut in half

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
800 ft1,000 ft1,200 ft DAYTON930 ftHigh point of the line1,270 ftBelmont1,140 ftLind810 ftWeyauwega770 ft ← W · AlmondWeyauwega · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 38×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Cambrian, undivided

Sandstone. Age: Cambrian, 487 to 542 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Dayton’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Dayton reaches Lake Michigan by way of Radley Creek, the Crystal, the Waupaca, the Wolf River and the Fox River: about 120 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Dayton≈ 120 mi · Lake Michigan
FROM THE CENTER OF DAYTON ≈ 120 mi to Lake Michigan and the St. Lawrence Radley Creek → Crystal → Waupaca → Wolf River → Fox River

Lakes on the way: Lake Winnebago 6124, Lake Winneconne and Lake Butte des Morts.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Dayton; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Dayton on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Oshkosh WI · 35 MI 35 miles southeast Appleton WI · 38 MI 38 miles east Madison WI · 83 MI 83 miles south Milwaukee WI · 103 MI 103 miles southeast Chicago IL · 185 MI 185 miles southeast St. Paul MN · 199 MI 199 miles west
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WISCONSIN · WAUPACA

Dayton

2,616 people, 930 ft above sea level in Waupaca County.

930 ftElevation
2,616People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 47°
SunnyDew point 29°
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Today in Dayton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 44° 0%
4p partly cloudy day 43° 0%
7p mostly clear night 34° 0%
10p mostly clear night 30° 0%
1a mostly clear night 28° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 26° 0%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Dayton stands on

Dayton’s center stands about 930 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 860 ft to 1,020 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Morris, about 1,180 ft, 11 miles south.

Dayton, west to east Dayton930 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 72×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center930 ft
Within 3 miles860 to 1,020 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (160 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Morris, 1,180 ft, 11 mi south
Rock at the surfaceCambrian, undivided
Its ageCambrian, 487 to 542 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 120 mito Lake MichiganRadley Creek → Crystal → Waupaca → Wolf River → Fox River

A raindrop that lands in Dayton reaches Lake Michigan by way of Radley Creek, the Crystal, the Waupaca, the Wolf River and the Fox River: about 120 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.

Lakes on the way: Lake Winnebago 6124, Lake Winneconne and Lake Butte des Morts.