Claypool, Arizona Weather
Claypool, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Claypool, Gila County.
Full aviation weather for Claypool is published on the Superior Municipal Airport (KE81) page, 30 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at KE81 describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Claypool specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Claypool.
About Claypool, Arizona
Claypool lies cradled by the rugged Gila County landscape, a collection of homes and businesses clinging to the ochre-toned hillsides. It lies 40.8 miles east of Apache Junction, AZ (from Apache Junction, AZ: bearing 90°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west-north-west of Globe. The sun, a relentless orb for much of the year, casts sharp shadows that lengthen and blur as afternoon surrenders to evening, painting the distant mesas in hues of rose and lavender. Sagebrush, resilient and fragrant, carpets the lower slopes, giving way to scrub oak and the occasional stoic saguaro cactus on the steeper inclines. The air, often dry and carrying the fine grit of the desert, can, after a rare rain, become imbued with the earthy perfume of creosote, a fleeting sweetness that speaks of the land's deep thirst. The history of Claypool is inextricably linked to the mineral veins that promised fortune beneath its arid surface. For decades, copper was king, its extraction shaping the very character of the settlement and drawing a hardy populace seeking prosperity. While the boom times of large-scale mining have softened, the legacy endures in the quiet persistence of its residents and the visible scars of extraction on the surrounding terrain. The local economy, now more diversified, still feels the gravitational pull of the earth’s bounty, though perhaps with a gentler hand. Life in Claypool moves at a pace dictated by the sun’s arc and the needs of a community that values self-reliance and neighborly connection.
Live animated radar for Claypool and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Claypool, Gila County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.411166°N, 110.842611°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85532, 85539 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Claypool, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Claypool, Arizona, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Claypool includes coordinates 33.411166°N, 110.842611°W, situated in Gila County. ZIP code 85532, 85539. Telephone area code: 480. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
