McDonald, Ohio Weather
McDonald, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McDonald, Muskingum County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McDonald.
About McDonald, Ohio
McDonald lies in a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of water and time, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of summer and the russet hues of autumn, descend towards the Muskingum River's broad, languid embrace. It lies 32.3 miles east-south-east of Newark, OH (from Newark, OH: bearing 115°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-south-east of South Zanesville. The air here carries a particular scent, a blend of damp earth, ripening corn, and the faint, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle that often spills over weathered fence lines. Beneath the vast Ohio sky, the land yields to fertile valleys, cradling small pockets of habitation and fields that stretch out like patchwork quilts under the sun. The very quietude of McDonald possesses a palpable quality, broken only by the distant rumble of a freight train or the call of a hawk circling overhead, a testament to the enduring agricultural soul of this place. The history of McDonald is interwoven with the rich soil and the river that once served as its primary artery of commerce. Settled by pioneers drawn to its fertile ground, the area's economy has historically been tethered to agriculture, with family farms still dotting the countryside, their silos standing as silent sentinels against the horizon. While the industrial tremors of distant cities may not wholly define McDonald, the echoes of past endeavors can be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the quiet resilience of its people. Local traditions, often tied to the changing seasons and the bounty of the land, continue to foster a strong sense of community, a subtle current that runs beneath the surface of everyday life.
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| Location | McDonald, Muskingum County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39.86257°N, 81.847077°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 43727, 44437 |
| Area Code | 740, 330 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McDonald, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McDonald, 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 McDonald includes coordinates 39.862570°N, 81.847077°W, situated in Muskingum County. ZIP code 43727, 44437. Telephone area code: 740, 330. 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.
