Winchester, Ohio Weather
Winchester, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Winchester, Jackson County.
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About Winchester, Ohio
Winchester wears the green mantle of Appalachian foothills with a quiet grace, its modest sprawl of homes and businesses clinging to the undulating terrain. It lies 39.6 miles north of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 353°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-east of Jackson. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, of shadowed hollows and sun-drenched ridges, where the wind whispers secrets through stands of oak and maple. A pervasive stillness often settles over Winchester, broken only by the distant rumble of a passing train or the lowing of cattle from unseen pastures. The air itself seems to carry a fine dust of the surrounding countryside, a subtle perfume of damp soil and pine needles, particularly potent after a summer rain when the very light seems to thicken, turning golden and soft before surrendering to dusk. This corner of Jackson County carries the deep imprint of a past tied to the earth, its economy once fueled by the extraction of coal and the cultivation of its fertile valleys. Though the mining scars have long since begun to heal, a resilient spirit born of hard work and self-reliance still defines Winchester. Small farms, some passed down through generations, dot the landscape, their fields a patchwork of corn and soybeans, testament to an enduring agricultural heritage. The occasional weathered barn, its timbers groaning with age, stands as a silent sentinel to the passage of time, a reminder of the lives and labor that shaped this place. Even now, the gentle hum of local commerce, the steady presence of the general store and the small businesses that serve the needs of the residents, speaks to a community that continues to find its strength in its own enduring character.
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| Location | Winchester, Jackson County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 38.987019°N, 82.53905°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 45640, 45697 |
| Area Code | 937 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Winchester, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winchester, 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 Winchester includes coordinates 38.987019°N, 82.539050°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 45640, 45697. 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.
