Elizabethtown, Ohio Weather
Elizabethtown, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elizabethtown, Guernsey County.
Full aviation weather for Elizabethtown is published on the Barnesville Bradfield Airport (K6G5) page, 19 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. 3 airfields within reach of Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown: Harrison County Airport (K8G6) 40 km · Harry Clever Field (KPHD) 48 km
Conditions reported at K6G5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elizabethtown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elizabethtown.
About Elizabethtown, Ohio
Elizabethtown sits in a fold of rolling hills, where the land begins its slow, deliberate ascent toward the Appalachian foothills. It lies 14.1 miles south-south-west of West Chester, OH (from West Chester, OH: bearing 194°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Cambridge. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, damp scent of turned earth and the fainter, sweeter perfume of clover fields. Roads, mostly two-lane ribbons of asphalt, wind through a landscape of scattered farmsteads, their silos like stoic sentinels against the vast, often pale blue sky. The terrain is a patchwork of cultivated fields, mostly corn and soybeans, interspersed with stands of mature deciduous trees, their branches a complex, dark tracery against the horizon. In the early morning, a soft mist often clings to the lower ground, muffling the sounds of waking life and lending a quiet, introspective character to the mornings. The history of Elizabethtown is bound to the agricultural bounty and the industrial grit of southeastern Ohio. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of self-sufficiency, established a community that has long relied on the land. Coal mining once formed a significant part of the local economy, leaving behind a legacy of industry that is now giving way to a more diversified approach, with small businesses and a growing appreciation for local crafts. The Muskingum River, though not directly bordering Elizabethtown, influences the surrounding waterways, feeding into the region's network of streams and creeks that carve gentle paths through the landscape. This steady, unassuming existence, marked by changing seasons and the enduring spirit of its people, defines the quiet character of Elizabethtown.
Live animated radar for Elizabethtown 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 | Elizabethtown, Guernsey County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 40.035904°N, 81.406505°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 43778, 45052 |
| Area Code | 740, 513 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elizabethtown, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elizabethtown, 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 Elizabethtown includes coordinates 40.035904°N, 81.406505°W, situated in Guernsey County. ZIP code 43778, 45052. Telephone area code: 740, 513. 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.
