Northwood, Ohio Weather
Northwood, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Northwood, Muskingum County.
Full aviation weather for Northwood is published on the Perry County Airport (KI86) page, 34 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. 2 airfields within reach of Northwood 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 Northwood: Fairfield County Airport (KLHQ) 59 km
Conditions reported at KI86 describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Northwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Northwood.
About Northwood, Ohio
Northwood unfurls across a landscape shaped by gentle Ohio terrain, where rounded hills, softened by centuries of rain and wind, cradle pockets of rich, dark soil. It lies 20.8 miles east-south-east of Newark, OH (from Newark, OH: bearing 107°T), and is situated 2.2 miles north-north-west of Zanesville. Patches of mature oak and maple forests, their branches reaching towards the often-overcast sky, punctuate the cultivated fields. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, particularly after a spring shower, mingling with the faint, sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers in the ditches and along the quiet country lanes. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, can cast a warm, golden hue across the land, illuminating the subtle undulations of the earth in a way that feels both ancient and immediate. The history of Northwood is tied to the enduring agricultural spirit of this region, where generations have worked the fertile ground, primarily growing corn and soybeans that feed into the broader national economy. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet persistence of its farming heritage is a testament to the resilience of its people. The local economy, though modest, finds its pulse in the land and the small businesses that serve its inhabitants, offering a sense of grounded continuity. You might find a weathered barn, its paint long since faded, standing sentinel over a field, a silent witness to the passage of seasons and the quiet, steady work that defines life in Northwood.
Live animated radar for Northwood 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.
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| Location | Northwood, Muskingum County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39.971345°N, 82.024032°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 45822, 45669, 43701, 43619 |
| Area Code | 740 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Northwood, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northwood, 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 Northwood includes coordinates 39.971345°N, 82.024032°W, situated in Muskingum County. ZIP code 45822, 45669, 43701, 43619. Telephone area code: 740. 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.
