Bailey, Michigan Weather
Bailey, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bailey, Muskegon County.
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About Bailey, Michigan
Bailey rests in the gentle, rolling embrace of Michigan's Muskegon County, where the land exhales the quiet scent of pine and rich loam. It lies 17.9 miles north-west of Plainfield Township, MI (from Plainfield Township, MI: bearing 326°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-north-west of Sparta. The terrain here is a subtle mosaic of fertile fields, their orderly rows yielding to the wilder, untamed edges of woodlands. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded sky, paints the landscape in hues of muted gold, catching the dew on spiderwebs strung between the sturdy trunks of oak and maple. The air itself carries a dampness, a constant whisper of the moisture drawn from the nearby lakes and the sky, giving a particular softness to the edges of things, blurring the horizon with a hazy, dreamlike quality as evening approaches. The history of Bailey is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that still stand sentinel over its farmlands, a testament to generations who coaxed sustenance from this soil. Once a bustling hub for the timber industry, the echoes of sawmills and the rhythmic thud of axes have long since faded, replaced by the steady hum of agricultural life. Today, the economy of Bailey is woven from the bounty of its fertile ground, with fruit orchards and dairy farms forming the backbone of its livelihood, their produce finding its way to markets far and wide. Small family businesses and the quiet diligence of its residents define the pace of life in Bailey, a place where the turning of seasons dictates the rhythm of days, and the memory of loggers and farmers is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of the land itself.
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| Location | Bailey, Muskegon County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.2778°N, 85.810325°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49303 |
| Area Code | 616 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bailey, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bailey, Michigan, 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 Bailey includes coordinates 43.277800°N, 85.810325°W, situated in Muskegon County. ZIP code 49303. Telephone area code: 616. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Detroit).
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.
