Clayton, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clayton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain70%0.38″86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers61%0.62″78°69°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle17%—74°61°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——82°60°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—74°66°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—79°62°+5°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.9 µg/m³.
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 42 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Clayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 49235
15-Day Forecast — Clayton
- Sat87°69°70%
- Sun78°69°61%
- Mon74°61°17%
- Tue82°60°6%
- Wed82°61°7%
- Thu74°66°29%
- Fri79°62°27%
- Sat81°60°22%
- Sun76°61°13%
- Mon84°60°7%
- Tue71°62°12%
- Wed77°57°16%
- Thu79°59°45%
- Fri73°64°39%
- Sat75°61°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 includes Clayton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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
- 49235