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Weather in Clayton, Georgia

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clayton, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
53%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Clayton, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
66°
8p
62°
9p
L 44°H 72°
Clayton, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    78°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    82°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    83°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    82°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    41%
    86°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    72%
    75°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    62%
    71°63°
Clayton, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · veering 119°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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
avg 4 · pk 14 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Clayton, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
949.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.04 inHg
Now
949.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949954
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Clayton, GA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
15.5 μg/m³
PM 10
16.8 μg/m³
NO₂
5.7 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Clayton, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clayton, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:40 AM
Moonset
12:54 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Clayton, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clayton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Clayton

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.