Recent News

Ohio weather monitoring lags behind. A new network could mean better forecasts

The Ohio Newsroom | By Erin Gottsacker Published December 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM EST

On a farm in rural Clark County in southwest Ohio, fallow fields stretch as far…

New Ohio Mesonet expands weather data access, boosts agricultural resilience

by: Tracy Turner Nov. 3, 2025

An Ohio Mesonet station collects real-time weather and soil data to help farmers and communities make more informed decisions. Photo by Laura Alloway.

Speaker in an OSU Extension shirt addresses a field crowd beside a mesonet weather station in a grain field.

Closing Ohio’s weather gap

October 22, 2025 Country Life, Crops, Top Headline

By Brianna Smith

For farmers, weather is more than just coffee shop talk; it’s often a deciding factor in…

corn field

Ohio State helps farmers manage impacts as drought conditions spread across Ohio

While not yet reaching the severity of last year’s growing season, drought conditions are once again taking hold across Ohio, raising renewed concern among agricultural experts and farmers about…

People Directory

Ohio State Climatologist Emeritus
Faculty Member, Geography Department
Education and Outreach Director, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
State Climatologist of Ohio; Assistant Professor - Ag Weather and Climate Field Specialist, Department of Extension - CFAES