Pekin, Ohio Weather
Pekin, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pekin, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Pekin is published on the Jefferson County Airpark (K2G2) page, 8 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 Pekin 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 Pekin: Columbiana County Airport (K02G) 27 km · Wheeling Ohio County Airport (KHLG) 28 km · Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) 37 km · Beaver County Airport (KBVI) 44 km · Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 45 km
Conditions reported at K2G2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pekin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pekin.
About Pekin, Ohio
Pekin, a scatter of homes and fields, claims its quiet corner in Jefferson County, Ohio. It lies 25.4 miles north of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 7°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west of Weirton. Rolling hills, softened by the persistent green of summer and the stark charcoal of winter, define the horizon, their slopes often yielding to the straight, determined lines of agricultural plots. The air here carries a damp, earthy scent, particularly after a rain, a tangible presence that clings to the low-lying valleys and the dense clusters of trees that edge the farmland. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded sky, has a certain diffused quality, painting the landscape in muted golds and soft greys, and the silence, when it descends, is a profound thing, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the rumble of a passing truck on a county road. The story of Pekin is one of modest beginnings and enduring labor, a place where the land dictates the rhythm of life. Once, the coal seams beneath these hills hummed with the energy of industry, a subterranean network that fueled a more boisterous era, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and a quiet understanding of hard work. Today, the economy is largely tied to the soil, with farms producing crops and livestock, their cycles a constant reminder of the earth's bounty and its demands. The distinctive character of Pekin is not found in grand monuments, but in the steadfastness of its people, the weathered barns that stand as silent sentinels, and the way the late afternoon light catches the dust motes dancing in the air above a freshly plowed field.
Live animated radar for Pekin 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 | Pekin, Jefferson County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 40.428678°N, 80.662298°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 43952, 45036, 44657 |
| Area Code | 513, 330 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pekin, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pekin, 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 Pekin includes coordinates 40.428678°N, 80.662298°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 43952, 45036, 44657. Telephone area code: 513, 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.
