Stafford, Ohio Weather
Stafford, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stafford, Monroe County.
Full aviation weather for Stafford is published on the Monroe County Airport (K4G5) page, 16 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 Stafford 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 Stafford: Noble County Airport (KI10) 24 km · Barnesville Bradfield Airport (K6G5) 33 km · Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCDI) 39 km · Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport (KPKB) 43 km · Marshall County Airport (KMPG) 50 km
Conditions reported at K4G5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stafford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stafford.
About Stafford, Ohio
Stafford lies in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and time, where rolling hills descend into quiet valleys. It lies 34.4 miles north-north-east of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 26°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-south-west of Woodsfield. The land here is a rich, dark loam, fertile and yielding, cloaked in a patchwork of fields and woodlands that follow the contours of the terrain. Mature oak and maple trees, their branches reaching outward like ancient arms, punctuate the hillsides, their leaves rustling with a sound like hushed conversation in the persistent breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy sky, has a soft, diffused quality, lending a muted glow to the green of summer pastures and the ochre of autumnal fields. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of damp soil and growing things, especially after a rain, which seems to fall with a quiet insistence in this part of Monroe County. The story of Stafford is deeply intertwined with the agricultural rhythms of southeastern Ohio, a place where generations have worked the land. While no single great industry defines it, the economy has long been rooted in farming – corn, soybeans, and cattle have historically been the backbone of livelihoods here. This agrarian heritage has instilled a sense of quiet resilience and self-sufficiency in the people of Stafford. The few businesses that serve the immediate vicinity are often family-run, their windows displaying the practical necessities of rural life. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions, but the character of Stafford is etched into the weathered barns, the neat rows of houses along the main road, and the enduring sense of community that persists even as the world outside changes at a dizzying pace.
Live animated radar for Stafford 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 | Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39.713406°N, 81.276225°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 43786 |
| Area Code | 740 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stafford, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stafford, 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 Stafford includes coordinates 39.713406°N, 81.276225°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 43786. Telephone area code: 740. 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.
