Clayton, Washington Weather
Clayton, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Clayton, Stevens County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Clayton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Clayton is published on the Cross Winds Airport (KC72) page, 3 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: Deer Park Airport (KDEW) 10 km · Felts Field (KSFF) 39 km · Spokane International Airport (KGEG) 42 km · Fairchild Air Force Base (KSKA) 43 km · Priest River Municipal Airport (K1S6) 53 km
Conditions reported at KC72 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 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, Washington
Clayton rests in a valley where the land begins to rise, a quiet settlement cradled by the gentle slopes of Stevens County. It lies 24.1 miles north-north-west of Spokane, WA (from Spokane, WA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-west of Deer Park. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding wilderness that presses in from all sides. The Spokane River, a cool, clear artery, winds its way nearby, its presence felt more in the rustle of cottonwoods and the distant murmur of water than in a grand, visible sweep. The sky overhead, vast and often a piercing blue, seems to amplify the stillness, lending a profound sense of peace to the scattered homes and businesses that make up Clayton. This place has long been a crossroads, its history intertwined with the extraction of resources from the earth. Once, the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts echoed through these hills, a testament to the mining operations that shaped its early identity. Though those days have largely receded, the legacy of hard work and self-reliance still imbues the local economy, with a focus now on timber and the quiet hum of small businesses serving the surrounding agricultural lands and the increasing number of people drawn to the area's natural beauty. The character of Clayton is one of understated resilience, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and the enduring spirit of its founders can still be glimpsed in the friendly nods exchanged on the 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Clayton, Stevens County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.996837°N, 117.558284°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99110 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clayton, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clayton, Washington, 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 47.996837°N, 117.558284°W, situated in Stevens County. ZIP code 99110. Telephone area code: 509. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
