Clayton, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clayton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——89°57°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——93°66°+4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast10%—93°67°0°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle27%0.04″89°67°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers—0.06″85°61°-4°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle15%0.02″81°70°-4°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Drizzle21%—73°69°-8°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:28 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Clayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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.