Baldwin, Michigan Weather
Baldwin, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Baldwin, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Baldwin is published on the Baldwin Municipal Airport (K7D3) page, 3 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 Baldwin 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 Baldwin: Roben Hood Airport (KRQB) 34 km · Evart Municipal Airport (K9C8) 46 km · Fremont Municipal Airport (KFFX) 53 km · Mecosta Morton Airport (K27C) 56 km · Canadian Lakes Airport (K0C5) 58 km
Conditions reported at K7D3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Baldwin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Baldwin.
About Baldwin, Michigan
Baldwin exhales a quiet spirit under the wide Michigan sky, a place where the land itself seems to murmur secrets. It lies 50.2 miles north-north-east of Muskegon, MI (from Muskegon, MI: bearing 23°T), and is situated 2.6 miles west-north-west of Idlewild. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling landscape, etched by the slow passage of ancient glaciers, leaving behind a tapestry of sandy loam and pine-scented forests. The air, especially in the early mornings, carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of damp earth and evergreen needles, a subtle perfume that clings to the lungs. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting, luminous shafts, illuminating the moss-covered roots of towering pines and the vibrant, almost improbable green of ferns unfurling in shaded hollows. The Manistee River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, threads its way through this verdant expanse, its banks often lined with reeds that sway like dancers in the slightest breeze, offering a constant, liquid murmur to the otherwise hushed surroundings. The history of Baldwin is deeply entwined with the logging industry that once pulsed through these woods, the scent of sawdust a phantom memory in the breeze. Later, the railroad arrived, a steel artery that brought people and goods, transforming the nascent settlement into a hub of commerce. Today, the echoes of that past remain, but Baldwin has found a new rhythm, its economy now largely shaped by the abundant natural beauty that surrounds it. Anglers and hunters are drawn by the promise of the Manistee National Forest, a vast, untamed wilderness that blankets much of the region, its quiet depths offering solace and adventure. The town itself retains a sense of unhurried grace, a place where porches are still common gathering spots and the pace of life allows for genuine connection, a gentle unfolding of days under the watchful gaze of the northern stars.
Live animated radar for Baldwin 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 | Baldwin, Lake County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.901123°N, 85.851729°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49304 |
| Area Code | 616 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Baldwin, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baldwin, 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 Baldwin includes coordinates 43.901123°N, 85.851729°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 49304. 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. 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.
