Shade, Ohio Weather
Shade, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shade, Athens County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shade.
About Shade, Ohio
Shade lies in a hollow, a place where the Appalachian foothills begin their serious work of rolling and folding. It lies 25.7 miles west of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 264°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-south-east of Athens. The land here is a deep, rich green, thick with oak and maple, the kind of forest that swallows sound and softens the sharp edges of the world. Creeks, no more than silver ribbons when the sun is high, braid their way through the valleys, fed by the steady drip from moss-covered rocks and the silent soak of the earth. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, damp scent of decaying leaves and the unseen life that thrives beneath the canopy, a constant, earthy perfume. The houses of Shade are scattered, some clinging to the hillsides like determined lichen, others gathered more closely along the winding roads, their porches often turned to face the slow, deliberate procession of the sun across the sky. The story of Shade is tied to the coal that once pulsed beneath its soil, a subterranean heart that fueled a different kind of life here generations ago. Though the deep mines have long since closed, the echoes of that industry still resonate in the quiet endurance of the place and the weathered faces of its people. The local economy now leans on the land itself, with small farms still coaxing sustenance from the fertile soil, and the slow, steady flow of goods through the few businesses that remain. The true character of Shade, however, is found not in grand landmarks but in the subtle shifts of light through the trees at dusk, painting the western sky in hues of bruised plum and fading ember, a quiet spectacle that marks the end of another day in this secluded corner of southeastern Ohio.
Live animated radar for Shade and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Shade, Athens County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39.225908°N, 82.038475°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 45776 |
| Area Code | 937 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shade, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shade, Ohio, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Shade includes coordinates 39.225908°N, 82.038475°W, situated in Athens County. ZIP code 45776. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
