Clayton, Illinois Weather
Clayton, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clayton, Adams County.
Full aviation weather for Clayton is published on the Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (KI63) page, 14 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. 6 airfields within reach of Clayton have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Clayton: Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (KUIN) 22 km · Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) 46 km · Greater Beardstown Airport (KK06) 48 km · Hannibal Regional Airport (KHAE) 54 km · Rueter Airfield (K93M) 58 km
Conditions reported at KI63 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clayton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clayton.
About Clayton, Illinois
Clayton rests in the rolling heartland, where the land begins its patient, westward descent toward the Mississippi. It lies 24.7 miles east-north-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 74°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east of Camp Point. Here, the fields are broad canvases of green and gold, broken by stands of oak and maple that hold their color deep into autumn. The air often carries the scent of turned earth and ripening corn, a testament to the quiet industry that defines this place. Roads, both paved and gravel, trace the contours of the land, leading past farmsteads with weathered barns and silos that stand like sentinels against the immense prairie sky. The light, especially in the late afternoon, has a soft, honeyed quality, bathing the landscape in a gentle warmth. This corner of Adams County holds a history rooted in agriculture, where generations have coaxed sustenance from the fertile soil. Clayton’s economy still leans heavily on the bounty of the land, with grain elevators and farming operations forming the backbone of its commerce. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, a steady pulse that has beat for over a century. Though small, Clayton possesses a character forged by this enduring connection to the earth, a quiet resilience evident in the sturdy, unpretentious buildings and the neighborly greetings exchanged on its main street.
Live animated radar for Clayton 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 | Clayton, Adams County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.031437°N, 90.96069°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62324 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clayton, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clayton, Illinois, 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 Clayton includes coordinates 40.031437°N, 90.960690°W, situated in Adams County. ZIP code 62324. Telephone area code: 217. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
