Clay, Tennessee Weather
Clay, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clay, Clay County.
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About Clay, Tennessee
Clay sits in a fold of rolling hills, a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water over ages. It lies 20.0 miles west-north-west of Monroe, TN (from Monroe, TN: bearing 298°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west-north-west of Celina. The land here is a mosaic of broad, fertile valleys and steeper slopes cloaked in dense hardwood forests, where the scent of pine needles and damp earth hangs heavy in the humid air. creeks, born from springs that bubble up in hidden hollows, thread their way through the terrain, their waters reflecting the pale, often overcast sky or the sudden, brilliant shafts of sunlight that pierce the canopy. The roads themselves seem to follow the contours of the land, winding lazily between farms and clusters of houses, each curve revealing another vista of green fields and shadowed woods. The history of Clay is etched into its very being, a story of hardy settlers drawn to the rich soil and the promise of a life wrested from the earth. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood of Clay, with tobacco and corn standing as sturdy testaments to the land's enduring bounty. The air sometimes carries the faint, sweet smell of curing tobacco, a scent that speaks of tradition and a connection to the agricultural rhythms that have always defined this place. While the echoes of a more industrial past, perhaps tied to timber or coal in the broader region, can be felt, the present pulse of Clay beats with a quiet, persistent agricultural hum, a reminder of where its roots run deepest.
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| Location | Clay, Clay County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.570177°N, 85.56121°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38551, 38556 |
| Area Code | 423 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clay, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clay, Tennessee, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 36.570177°N, 85.561210°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 38551, 38556. Telephone area code: 423. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
