Weather in Clayton, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clayton, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
45%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Clayton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
69°
11%
9p
66°
29%
10p
63°
38%
11p
62°
12%
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
Clayton, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain94%83°61°
- SundayMay 17Rain60%80°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm83%80°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers83%72°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—62°49°
Clayton, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Clayton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
014° · backing 152°
Direction
NNE
014°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Clayton, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Clayton, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clayton, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Clayton, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Clayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).