Weather in Clayton, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clayton, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
39%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Clayton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
Clayton, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°65°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear17%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle70%87°63°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%80°61°
Clayton, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Clayton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 36°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
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, NC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Clayton, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clayton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:31 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Clayton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Clayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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
Peak growing season
As of May 16, 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.