Jackson, Ohio Weather
Jackson, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jackson, Jackson County.
Flight conditions near Jackson. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jackson.
About Jackson, Ohio
Jackson lies spread across rolling hills, a landscape etched by ancient waterways and cloaked in the deep green of Appalachian foothills. It lies 44.9 miles north-north-west of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 347°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-west of Wellston. The air here carries the damp scent of earth and pine, a constant reminder of the surrounding forests that climb the slopes in a wild, untamed sprawl. Roads wind through the terrain like forgotten streams, leading past fields that hold the faint, sweet perfume of drying hay under a sky that often hangs a soft, bruised grey before breaking into sudden, brilliant shafts of sunlight. The very character of Jackson is shaped by these folds of land, by the way the light catches the mist rising from the hollows at dawn, and by the quiet strength of the trees that stand sentinel over the valley. The history of Jackson is deeply entwined with the earth itself, particularly with the veins of coal and iron that once pulsed beneath its surface. This was a place built on grit and labor, where the echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts still seem to linger in the collective memory. The local economy, while diversifying, still bears the imprint of its industrial past, with remnants of old furnaces standing like stoic monuments against the horizon. Beyond the mining, agriculture has always been a steadying force, the fertile soil yielding crops that feed both the immediate community and reach further afield, a testament to the enduring productivity of this corner of Ohio. Jackson remains a place where the past is not entirely buried, but rather forms a foundational layer, visible in the sturdy brickwork of its older buildings and the quiet pride of its residents.
Live animated radar for Jackson 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 | Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39.052017°N, 82.636554°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 44833, 44217, 45640 |
| Area Code | 440, 937 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jackson, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackson, 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 Jackson includes coordinates 39.052017°N, 82.636554°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 44833, 44217, 45640. Telephone area code: 440, 937. 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.
