Akron, Michigan Weather
Akron, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Akron, Tuscola County.
Full aviation weather for Akron is published on the Tuscola Area Airport (KCFS) page, 13 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 Akron 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 Akron: Bauer Field (K60D) 17 km · James Clements Municipal Airport (K3CM) 31 km · Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport (KHYX) 32 km · MBS International Airport (KMBS) 46 km · Huron County Memorial Airport (KBAX) 49 km
Conditions reported at KCFS describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Akron specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Akron.
About Akron, Michigan
Akron lies in the heart of a landscape that breathes with the quiet persistence of Michigan's Thumb region. It lies 18.8 miles east of Bay City, MI (from Bay City, MI: bearing 95°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-west of Caro. Here, the land rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, a subtle topography that hints at the glacial forces that shaped it eons ago. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy light of late afternoon, their geometric patterns giving way to the scattered woodlands that dot the terrain. The air itself carries a certain clarity, a crispness that speaks of open spaces and a sky that feels vast and unburdened. Even the modest drainage ditches, cutting their straight paths through the fertile soil, possess a certain understated elegance, reflecting the pale, ever-changing clouds above. The story of Akron is one of quiet resilience, a testament to the agricultural roots that still anchor its identity. For generations, the bounty of the surrounding farmland has sustained its people, the cycles of planting and harvest dictating a steady, unhurried rhythm of life. Though the agricultural economy remains the bedrock, whispers of past industries can still be felt, echoes of a time when lumber mills might have hummed with activity or perhaps when the railroad brought a different kind of vital pulse to this corner of Tuscola County. Today, Akron moves at its own deliberate pace, a place where neighborly connections are as tangible as the rich, dark earth that yields its harvest, a place that simply *is*, unpretentious and enduring.
Live animated radar for Akron 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.
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| Location | Akron, Tuscola County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.568076°N, 83.514126°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48701 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Akron, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Akron, Michigan, 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 Akron includes coordinates 43.568076°N, 83.514126°W, situated in Tuscola County. ZIP code 48701. Telephone area code: 586. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Detroit).
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.
