Wilson, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wilson, Monroe County.
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Wilson breathes a quiet resilience, a place where the Ohio River's broad, muddy expanse dictates the horizon and the rolling hills of Monroe County rise and fall like slumbering giants. It lies 23.2 miles south-west of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 232°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-north-east of Woodsfield. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a testament to the fertile, undulating terrain that defines the landscape. Fields of corn and soy stretch out in emerald and gold swathes, punctuated by the dark, dense green of mature woodlands that cling to the slopes. The houses, often clad in weathered clapboard or sturdy brick, seem to hunker down against the wide sky, their porches offering a vantage point for watching the slow procession of clouds drift by. The legacy of coal mining runs deep in Wilson's veins, a history etched into the very bones of the land and the stoic character of its people. Though the mines themselves may have long since fallen silent, their impact lingers in the topography and the enduring work ethic that still fuels the local economy, now often tied to agriculture and small businesses that serve the surrounding farms. The river, a constant, powerful presence, has always been Wilson's artery, a highway for commerce and a source of sustenance, its muddy currents whispering tales of steamboats and the generations who have lived and toiled along its banks. Occasionally, a freighter plows through the water, a modern echo of the ceaseless flow that has shaped this corner of Ohio.
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| Location | Wilson, Monroe County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39.856739°N, 81.06677°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 43716 |
| Area Code | 740 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wilson, 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 Wilson includes coordinates 39.856739°N, 81.066770°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 43716. 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. 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.