Duncan Falls, Ohio Weather
Duncan Falls, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Duncan Falls, Muskingum County.
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About Duncan Falls, Ohio
Duncan Falls spills its name across the landscape where the Muskingum River, a broad, patient ribbon of brown water, bends its course. It lies 29.1 miles east-south-east of Newark, OH (from Newark, OH: bearing 116°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-east of Zanesville. The land here is a study in gentle slopes and rounded hills, a topography softened by time and the persistent embrace of deciduous forests. Oak and maple, their limbs reaching skyward like gnarled fingers, crowd the riverbanks, their leaves whispering secrets to the passing breeze. In the hollows, where the air hangs cool and damp even on the warmest days, ferns unfurl their intricate fronds, and the rich, dark soil exhales the scent of decay and new life. The sky above Duncan Falls often carries a hazy, diffused light, a softness that lends a muted hue to the greens and browns of the countryside, and at dusk, the horizon can ignite with a fleeting blush of rose and gold. The history of Duncan Falls is intimately tied to the river that defines it, a waterway that once pulsed with the commerce of steamboats and barges, carrying timber and coal downstream. The economy here, though diversified from its raw resource roots, still feels the echo of those industrious days. Small farms dot the surrounding hills, their fields a patchwork of corn and soybeans that turn a golden-brown under the late summer sun. Local businesses, often family-owned and operated, provide the steady hum of everyday life, from the diner where the coffee is always hot and the conversations flow freely, to the hardware store that stocks everything a rural household might need. The legacy of the area’s early settlers, a hardy folk who tamed this fertile but wild land, can still be felt in the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Duncan Falls, Muskingum County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39.872014°N, 81.909301°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 43734 |
| Area Code | 740 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Duncan Falls, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Duncan Falls, Ohio, 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 Duncan Falls includes coordinates 39.872014°N, 81.909301°W, situated in Muskingum County. ZIP code 43734. Telephone area code: 740. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
