Clayton, New Mexico 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 5Drizzle31%0.03″91°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—93°64°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—92°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers29%—96°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle39%0.05″95°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%—92°66°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast16%—96°68°+4°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Clayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88415
15-Day Forecast — Clayton
- Sun92°61°31%
- Mon93°64°10%
- Tue92°69°19%
- Wed96°69°29%
- Thu95°67°39%
- Fri92°66°39%
- Sat96°68°16%
- Sun92°68°2%
- Mon98°68°2%
- Tue103°73°5%
- Wed102°75°17%
- Thu102°72°24%
- Fri94°68°26%
- Sat95°68°19%
- Sun97°71°33%
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
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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
- 88415