Clay, Kentucky Weather
Clay, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clay, Webster County.
Full aviation weather for Clay is published on the Providence Webster County Airport (K8M9) page, 9 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 Clay 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: Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 14 km · Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport (KGDA) 30 km · Tradewater Airport (K8M7) 35 km · Henderson City County Airport (KEHR) 39 km · Princeton-Caldwell County Airport (K2M0) 40 km
Conditions reported at K8M9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clay.
About Clay, Kentucky
Clay rests in a gentle hollow, where the land, a tapestry of fertile soil, rolls out in broad, sun-kissed fields. It lies 27.8 miles south-south-west of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 207°T), and is situated 3.9 miles south-east of Williams. The air here carries the scent of ripening corn and the distant hum of tractors, a constant, low thrum that underscores the quiet persistence of life. Oak trees, ancient and wide-limbed, punctuate the landscape, their shadows stretching long and cool across pastures where cattle graze with placid contentment. In the evenings, the sky above Clay often blazes with hues of apricot and rose, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle that softens the edges of the day. This place, Clay, has long been shaped by the earth's bounty, its history intertwined with the deep veins of coal that once fueled the region's prosperity. While the mines may have quieted, the spirit of hard work and resilience remains, evident in the well-tended farms that now dominate the economy, their rows of soybeans and tobacco stretching towards the horizon. The nearby Tradewater River, a ribbon of silver in the sunlight, has served as a vital artery for generations, a silent witness to the comings and goings of families and the enduring rhythm of rural life. A deep sense of community pervades Clay, a quiet understanding born from shared experiences and the slow, steady pulse of the seasons.
Live animated radar for Clay 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, Webster County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.476712°N, 87.820016°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42404 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clay, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clay, 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 includes coordinates 37.476712°N, 87.820016°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 42404. Telephone area code: 270. 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.
