Bedford, Michigan Weather
Bedford, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bedford, Calhoun County.
Full aviation weather for Bedford is published on the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field (KBTL) page, 10 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 Bedford 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 Bedford: Brooks Field (KRMY) 28 km · Hastings Airport (K9D9) 31 km · Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (KAZO) 32 km · Wend Valley Airport (K49G) 34 km · Fitch H Beach Airport (KFPK) 40 km
Conditions reported at KBTL describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bedford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bedford.
About Bedford, Michigan
Bedford unfolds across the gentle contours of Calhoun County, a landscape stitched together by fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards a horizon often softened by the hazy embrace of Michigan's humid summers. It lies 5.8 miles north-north-west of Battle Creek, MI (from Battle Creek, MI: bearing 332°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north of Springfield. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of drying grasses and the distant hum of tractors, a sound that settles into the quietude of the place like a familiar, comforting note. Roads, mostly unpaved, ribbon through this agrarian expanse, leading past weathered barns that stand like stoic sentinels against the vast, open sky, their red paint faded to a soft, earthy hue. The land itself feels patient, unhurried, accustomed to the slow, steady rhythm of seasons and the deep, dark loam that yields its bounty year after year. The history of Bedford is rooted in the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of its settlers, who saw in this land the promise of sustenance and a place to build a life. While not a hub of sprawling industry, its economy has long been anchored by agriculture, the steady, dependable work of farming shaping the character of Bedford and its people. The modest cluster of buildings that form its heart, a scattering of homes and businesses, speaks to a past where community ties were as vital as the crops harvested. The nearby Kalamazoo River, though not a dramatic feature, offers a quiet presence, a glint of silver through the green, a reminder of the waterways that have always been central to the lifeblood of this region. Bedford, in its unassuming way, embodies the enduring appeal of a life lived close to the earth, a quiet testament to resilience and continuity.
Live animated radar for Bedford 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Bedford, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.395317°N, 85.23222°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49017, 49020, 48182 |
| Area Code | 269, 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bedford, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bedford, 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 Bedford includes coordinates 42.395317°N, 85.232220°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 49017, 49020, 48182. Telephone area code: 269, 313. 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.
