Clayton, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clayton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain63%0.08″94°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers87%5.0″80°72°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle69%0.03″76°67°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—75°66°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—83°63°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%0.01″85°70°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast34%—86°65°+1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 59 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Clayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°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: 08312
15-Day Forecast — Clayton
- Sun94°74°63%
- Mon80°72°87%
- Tue76°67°69%
- Wed75°66°28%
- Thu83°63°20%
- Fri85°70°39%
- Sat86°65°34%
- Sun81°64°15%
- Mon77°67°12%
- Tue86°63°8%
- Wed86°66°14%
- Thu91°68°26%
- Fri85°71°32%
- Sat87°70°38%
- Sun93°69°39%
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 Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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
- 08312
- 08094