Clay City, Kentucky Weather
Clay City, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clay City, Powell County.
Full aviation weather for Clay City is published on the Stanton Airport (KI50) page, 6 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. 4 airfields within reach of Clay City 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 Clay City: Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport (KIOB) 23 km · Central Kentucky Regional Airport (KRGA) 44 km · Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (KSYM) 49 km
Conditions reported at KI50 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clay City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clay City.
About Clay City, Kentucky
Clay City sits at the edge of the Daniel Boone National Forest, where the rolling hills of Eastern Kentucky begin to deepen into the rugged folds of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 21.9 miles east-north-east of Richmond, KY (from Richmond, KY: bearing 69°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west-north-west of Stanton. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. The landscape is a study in greens and grays, the dense forest canopy broken by the occasional clearing and the winding ribbon of the Red River, its waters a murky, sediment-rich brown. Roads snake through the terrain like hesitant thoughts, leading past weathered farmhouses and small clusters of homes that seem to emerge from the very contours of the land. Sunlight, when it breaks through the trees, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the quiet air. The history of Clay City is inextricably linked to the earth itself, particularly its rich clay deposits that once fueled a thriving pottery industry. For generations, skilled hands shaped the local clay into functional wares and decorative pieces, a tradition that echoes in the very name of the settlement. While the large-scale pottery operations have largely faded, remnants of that industrious past can still be glimpsed in the architecture and the enduring spirit of its people. The nearby national forest offers abundant opportunities for recreation, drawing visitors who appreciate the natural beauty and the chance to disconnect from the clamor of larger cities. The pace of life in Clay City is dictated by the seasons and the gentle rhythm of days, where community ties are strong and the quiet hum of everyday existence is punctuated by the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a bird.
Live animated radar for Clay City 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Clay City, Powell County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.859248°N, 83.918532°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40312 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clay City, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clay City, Kentucky, 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 Clay City includes coordinates 37.859248°N, 83.918532°W, situated in Powell County. ZIP code 40312. Telephone area code: 502. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
