McDonald, Ohio Weather
McDonald, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McDonald, Muskingum County.
Full aviation weather for McDonald is published on the Zanesville Municipal Airport (KZZV) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of McDonald 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 McDonald: Parr Airport (K42I) 21 km · Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCDI) 26 km · Noble County Airport (KI10) 27 km · Perry County Airport (KI86) 36 km · Newark Heath Airport (KVTA) 55 km
Conditions reported at KZZV describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McDonald specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for McDonald 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
