South Amherst, Ohio Weather
South Amherst, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for South Amherst, Lorain County.
Full aviation weather for South Amherst is published on the Lorain County Regional Airport (KLPR) page, 6 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 South Amherst 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 South Amherst: Elyria Airport (K1G1) 13 km · Columbia Airport (K4G8) 25 km · Norwalk Huron County Airport (K5A1) 28 km · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (KCLE) 34 km · Medina Municipal Airport (K1G5) 48 km
Conditions reported at KLPR describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Amherst specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for South Amherst.
About South Amherst, Ohio
South Amherst rests in a broad, fertile plain where the land, once a sea floor, now rolls with a gentle, open character under vast Ohio skies. It lies 7.6 miles west of Elyria, OH (from Elyria, OH: bearing 264°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-south-west of Lorain. The fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold through the growing seasons, stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy breath of Lake Erie, a presence felt more in the quality of the air – a subtle, humid sweetness – than in any visible expanse of water. Here, the light often settles with a buttery warmth in the late afternoon, illuminating the weathered barns and sturdy farmhouses that punctuate the landscape, each one a silent sentinel of generations who have worked this rich, dark earth. The trees, predominantly oak and maple, stand in thoughtful groves along the property lines, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to carry the whispered stories of the wind. The history of South Amherst is deeply entwined with the very ground it occupies, particularly its past as a significant quarrying center for Amherst sandstone. This distinctive, fine-grained stone, prized for its durability and warm, tan hue, built not only local structures but found its way into grand buildings across the nation, a testament to the industrious spirit that once echoed through the quarry pits. Though the deep excavations are now largely reclaimed by nature, their legacy persists in the enduring architecture and the memory of a robust economy once fueled by the earth's hidden treasures. Today, South Amherst retains a quiet agricultural heartbeat, with farms continuing to cultivate the land, while its proximity to larger urban centers allows for a comfortable blend of rural tranquility and accessible convenience, a place where the pace of life moves with a steady, unhurried grace.
Live animated radar for South Amherst 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 | South Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41.355879°N, 82.253769°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 44001 |
| Area Code | 216 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Amherst, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Amherst, 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 South Amherst includes coordinates 41.355879°N, 82.253769°W, situated in Lorain County. ZIP code 44001. Telephone area code: 216. 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.
