Riverlea, Ohio Weather
Riverlea, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Riverlea, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Riverlea is published on the The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field (KOSU) page, 4 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 Riverlea 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 Riverlea: Delaware Municipal Airport (KDLZ) 23 km · Union County Airport (KMRT) 32 km · Packer Airport (K5E9) 40 km · Weller Airport (K38I) 56 km · Marion Municipal Airport (KMNN) 60 km
Conditions reported at KOSU describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverlea specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Riverlea, Ohio
Riverlea unfolds as a gentle embrace of the land, where the Olentangy River carves a quiet, persistent path through rolling terrain. It lies 4.8 miles east-south-east of Dublin, OH (from Dublin, OH: bearing 104°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north of Columbus. The landscape here is a study in soft greens and muted browns, a tapestry woven from the broad, sweeping fields that give way to stands of mature trees, their branches reaching skyward like patient gestures. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of damp earth and burgeoning vegetation, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, possesses a luminous quality, bathing the fields in a warm, ephemeral glow. The very character of Riverlea seems to be one of quiet persistence, a place where the natural world holds a gentle sway, influencing the pace and temper of life. Historically, Riverlea’s story is intertwined with the fertile ground it occupies, land once shaped by agricultural endeavor and the steady flow of the river. Early settlers were drawn to its rich soil, and for generations, farming was the bedrock of its economy, the cycles of planting and harvest dictating the rhythm of the seasons. While modern life has brought diversification, traces of this agrarian past linger in the open fields and the enduring connection to the land. The Olentangy, more than just a geographical feature, has always been a vital artery, influencing settlement patterns and providing a constant, murmuring presence that underscores the quiet dignity of Riverlea.
Live animated radar for Riverlea 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 | Riverlea, Franklin County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 40.082008°N, 83.025184°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 43085 |
| Area Code | 614 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverlea, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverlea, 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 Riverlea includes coordinates 40.082008°N, 83.025184°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 43085. Telephone area code: 614. 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.
