Lucas, Ohio Weather
Lucas, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lucas, Richland County.
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About Lucas, Ohio
Lucas, Ohio, unfolds across rolling terrain where the Richlands Creek winds its way through land that whispers of a time when agriculture was king. It lies 6.3 miles south-east of Mansfield, OH (from Mansfield, OH: bearing 126°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-south-east of Ontario. The landscape here is a gentle symphony of cultivated fields, their green and gold hues shifting with the seasons, interspersed with wooded pockets that offer a dappled shade. Barns, weathered by sun and rain, stand as stoic sentinels to the enduring spirit of the land, their red paint faded to a soft blush. The air itself seems to carry a particular stillness, a quiet hum that settles over the countryside, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the rustle of leaves in the breeze. Evenings here often bring a peculiar luminescence, a soft, diffused light that softens the edges of the world and invites a contemplative mood. This pocket of Richland County carries the echoes of its past in the very character of Lucas. Once a hub for agriculture and later for the quarrying of sandstone, its economy has evolved, now finding a unique niche in artisanal crafts and antique shops that draw visitors seeking a taste of simpler times. The old schoolhouse, a sentinel of educational history, still stands, a reminder of community gatherings and shared learning. While industry has shifted, the resilience of its people remains, a quiet strength forged in the fertile soil and the shared experiences of small-town life. The very texture of the land, the way the earth yields underfoot, seems to hold a collective memory, a testament to generations who have worked and lived this quiet corner of Ohio.
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| Location | Lucas, Richland County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 40.705058°N, 82.41822°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 44843 |
| Area Code | 419 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lucas, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lucas, 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 Lucas includes coordinates 40.705058°N, 82.418220°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 44843. 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. 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.
