Clayton, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clayton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain74%0.09″87°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°65°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—98°73°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle21%—97°73°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers35%0.02″96°69°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle35%0.04″96°71°0°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Clayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67629
16-Day Forecast — Clayton
- Sat87°67°74%
- Sun92°65°3%
- Mon94°67°2%
- Tue98°73°10%
- Wed97°73°21%
- Thu96°69°35%
- Fri96°71°35%
- Sat87°67°6%
- Sun88°68°2%
- Mon94°68°1%
- Tue100°71°7%
- Wed106°73°8%
- Thu113°80°16%
- Fri110°80°13%
- Sat107°76°14%
- Sun96°76°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Clayton
SPC has placed Clayton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Clayton
- 67629