Collins, Ohio Weather
Collins, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Collins, Huron County.
Full aviation weather for Collins is published on the Norwalk Huron County Airport (K5A1) page, 5 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 Collins 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 Collins: Lorain County Regional Airport (KLPR) 28 km · Willard Municipal Airport (K8G1) 31 km · Elyria Airport (K1G1) 34 km · Erie-Ottawa International Airport (KPCW) 42 km · Columbia Airport (K4G8) 45 km
Conditions reported at K5A1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Collins specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Collins.
About Collins, Ohio
Collins rests in a landscape of gentle swells, where fields of corn and soy stretch towards horizons softened by the humid breath of Lake Erie. It lies 20.9 miles south-west of Lorain, OH (from Lorain, OH: bearing 230°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east of Norwalk. The land here is a quilt of cultivated earth and tenacious woodland, its character shaped by the slow, persistent sculptors of wind and rain that sweep across the open country. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, possesses a diffuse, almost pearly quality, illuminating the rich, dark soil and the sturdy farmhouses that dot the terrain. The air itself carries a faint, sweet scent of drying hay and the distant promise of thunderstorms, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the core of this place. The history of Collins is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Huron County. Once a vital stop on the stagecoach routes, its early prosperity was built on the fertile earth and the hard work of its settlers, many of whom arrived seeking opportunities to farm the generous land. The local economy still leans heavily on agriculture, with silos standing sentinel over fields that yield a steady harvest, and the quiet hum of tractors often the loudest sound to break the rural peace. Though the grander ambitions of industrialization have largely bypassed Collins, this is not a place that feels forgotten; rather, it possesses a quiet self-sufficiency, a deep-rooted connection to the land and the enduring legacy of those who first tilled it.
Live animated radar for Collins 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.
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| Location | Collins, Huron County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41.258663°N, 82.491283°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 44826 |
| Area Code | 419 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Collins, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Collins, Ohio, 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 Collins includes coordinates 41.258663°N, 82.491283°W, situated in Huron County. ZIP code 44826. Telephone area code: 419. 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.
