Clayton, Alabama Weather
Clayton, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Clayton, Barbour County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clayton.
About Clayton, Alabama
Clayton, Alabama, exhales a quiet hum under the wide, generous sky of the Wiregrass region. It lies 43.2 miles south-west of Fort Benning, GA (from Fort Benning, GA: bearing 221°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-east of Louisville. The land here unfurls in a gentle swell of pine and oak, a landscape softened by the persistent caress of warm air, where the sunlight filters through the canopy in shifting, golden mosaics. Deep, sandy loam, the color of dried blood under the midday sun, carpets the rolling terrain, giving way to the occasional glint of water in slow-moving creeks that meander through the woods, their banks often fringed with a verdant, almost impossibly lush growth of ferns and underbrush. The air itself carries the faint, sweet perfume of pine needles baking in the heat, mingled with the earthy scent of damp soil after a summer shower, a fragrance that clings to everything, a subtle testament to the region’s enduring natural character. Clayton carries the quiet dignity of a place that has seen its share of seasons, its roots sunk deep into the rich soil of Barbour County. Originally settled by pioneers drawn by the fertile land, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, with agriculture, particularly cotton and timber, shaping its development and the character of its people. You can still feel the echoes of a bygone era in the weathered facades of some of its older buildings, hinting at a history of hard work and resilience. The pace of life in Clayton is unhurried, marked by the slow turning of the sun and the predictable rhythm of the seasons, a quiet testament to a community that values continuity and the enduring strength of its shared heritage.
Live animated radar for Clayton and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Clayton, Barbour County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.878216°N, 85.449663°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36016 |
| Area Code | 334, 251 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clayton, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clayton, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Clayton includes coordinates 31.878216°N, 85.449663°W, situated in Barbour County. ZIP code 36016. Telephone area code: 334, 251. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
