Clayton, Michigan Weather
Clayton, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clayton, Lenawee County.
Full aviation weather for Clayton is published on the Lenawee County Airport (KADG) page, 13 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: Fulton County Airport (KUSE) 30 km · Hillsdale Municipal Airport (KJYM) 30 km · Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport (KTOL) 47 km · Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field (KJXN) 48 km · Williams County Airport (K0G6) 49 km
Conditions reported at KADG describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 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, Michigan
Clayton rests in a broad, fertile plain, where the land rolls gently toward the horizon, a patchwork quilt of cultivated fields sewn with hedgerows and the occasional stand of mature oak. It lies 27.8 miles south-south-east of Jackson, MI (from Jackson, MI: bearing 162°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-east of Rollin. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and the distant sweetness of ripening corn, a fragrance that seems to settle deep into the bones. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present cloud cover, has a soft, diffused quality, bathing the landscape in a muted gold that lends a quiet dignity to the scattered farmsteads and the simple, sturdy architecture of the village itself. The sky feels vast and ever-present, a blue canvas stretching from edge to edge, broken only by the slow drift of white clouds. The history of Clayton is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of Lenawee County, a place where the land has always been the primary employer, coaxing sustenance from its dark, yielding soil. Generations have worked this ground, their lives marked by the turning of seasons and the steady yield of crops like corn and soybeans, forming the backbone of Clayton's economy. Though it may not boast grand monuments or bustling industry, Clayton possesses a quiet resilience, a sense of enduring purpose rooted in the land. The occasional grain elevator stands as a silent sentinel, a testament to the ongoing harvest, and the gentle rhythm of farm equipment moving across the fields throughout the day underscores the deep connection between the people and their environment.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Clayton, Lenawee County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 41.863381°N, 84.236335°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49235 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clayton, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clayton, Michigan, 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 41.863381°N, 84.236335°W, situated in Lenawee County. ZIP code 49235. Telephone area code: 269. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Detroit).
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.
