Portsmouth, Ohio Weather
Portsmouth, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Portsmouth, Scioto County.
Full aviation weather for Portsmouth is published on the Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (KPMH) page, 18 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. 5 airfields within reach of Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth: Ashland Regional Airport (KDWU) 30 km · James A Rhodes Airport (KJRO) 46 km · Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (KHTS) 56 km · Lawrence County Airpark (KHTW) 56 km
Conditions reported at KPMH describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Portsmouth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth rests where the wide, brown Scioto River surrenders itself to the mightier Ohio, a confluence that has shaped its very bones. It lies 36.8 miles north-west of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 306°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west of Wheelersburg. The land here rises and falls with a gentle insistence, hills cloaked in summer green giving way to bald patches of sun-baked earth in the drier months. Old brick buildings, softened by decades of sun and rain, line the streets, their windows reflecting the slow drift of clouds. A sense of patient endurance hums through the air, a quiet knowing that this place has seen its share of seasons, of life lived out under the wide, generous sky of southern Ohio. The history of Portsmouth is as deeply etched as the riverbeds that surround it, a story born from steamboats and the iron furnaces that once roared here, fueled by the region's rich ore. For generations, its economy pulsed with the rhythm of industry, a legacy that still whispers from the abandoned factories and the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture. Now, the riverfront, once a bustling hub of commerce, is finding new life, a place where folks gather for festivals and the quiet contemplation of water flowing ever onward. Local artisans draw inspiration from the landscape, their creations echoing the earthy tones and resilient spirit of Portsmouth, a testament to a place that remembers its past while looking toward the horizon.
Live animated radar for Portsmouth 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 | Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 38.731743°N, 82.997674°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 45662 |
| Area Code | 937 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Portsmouth, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth includes coordinates 38.731743°N, 82.997674°W, situated in Scioto County. ZIP code 45662. Telephone area code: 937. 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.
