Heath, Ohio Weather
Heath, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Heath, Licking County.
Full aviation weather for Heath is published on the Newark Heath Airport (KVTA) page, 2 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. 5 airfields within reach of Heath 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 Heath: Knox County Airport (K4I3) 35 km · Parr Airport (K42I) 37 km · Wynkoop Airport (K6G4) 38 km · Chapman Memorial Field (K6CM) 39 km
Conditions reported at KVTA describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Heath specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Heath.
About Heath, Ohio
Heath, Ohio, unfolds across a landscape where rolling hills, softened by generations of cultivation, meet the broader, more open contours of central Ohio. It lies 3.3 miles south-west of Newark, OH (from Newark, OH: bearing 223°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-east of Granville Township. Here, the land breathes with a quiet resilience, its fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards horizons that promise vast, clear skies, especially in the hushed, deepening light of late afternoon. The air itself often carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a blend of freshly turned soil and the distant hum of life from the settlement. Creeks, modest veins of water, meander through the terrain, their banks often fringed with a wilder, untamed growth that stands in gentle contrast to the ordered fields. This is a place where the seasons leave their distinct marks, from the stark, skeletal beauty of winter to the lush, vibrant greens of summer, each phase painting the land with its own unique palette. The story of Heath is one of adaptation and quiet persistence, its origins rooted in the agricultural spirit of Licking County, an area long defined by its fertile ground and the diligent hands that worked it. While agriculture remains a bedrock, Heath has also found its footing in the broader industrial currents of the region, its economy diversifying to include manufacturing and services that lend a steady hum to its daily existence. The presence of nearby educational institutions, like the university in the adjacent city, casts a subtle intellectual light, influencing the town's character with a blend of practicality and a forward-looking curiosity. Though no single grand landmark dominates the skyline, the collective spirit of Heath, a place characterized by its friendly familiarity and the unhurried rhythm of its days, forms its most distinctive feature, a testament to the enduring appeal of a life lived close to the land and its unfolding possibilities.
Live animated radar for Heath 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 | Heath, Licking County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 40.022842°N, 82.444599°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 43947, 43056 |
| Area Code | 740, 614 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Heath, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Heath, 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 Heath includes coordinates 40.022842°N, 82.444599°W, situated in Licking County. ZIP code 43947, 43056. Telephone area code: 740, 614. 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.
