Weather in Clay City, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clay City, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
71%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Clay City, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
46°
8a
52°
9a
58°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
69°
8p
65°
9p
64°
10p
Clay City, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle28%82°58°
- SundayMay 17Overcast17%90°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle25%86°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers72%79°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle46%76°54°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle53%69°59°
Clay City, KY
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Clay City, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 91°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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
Clay City, KY
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Clay City, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clay City, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:06 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Clay City, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Clay City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.