Weather in Clayton, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clayton, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
8%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
Clayton, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
68°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
62°
5a
64°
6a
67°
7a
72°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
86°
2p
79°
3p
83°
17%
4p
76°
28%
5p
77°
31%
6p
74°
17%
7p
Clayton, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—91°57°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—86°58°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—81°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—73°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle54%61°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle66%77°52°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers50%75°52°
Clayton, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Clayton, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
190° · backing 121°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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, NM
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Clayton, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
7:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clayton, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Clayton, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Clayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (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.