Buena Vista, Michigan Weather
Buena Vista, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Buena Vista, Saginaw County.
Full aviation weather for Buena Vista is published on the Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport (KHYX) 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 Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista: James Clements Municipal Airport (K3CM) 14 km · MBS International Airport (KMBS) 20 km · Bauer Field (K60D) 21 km · Tuscola Area Airport (KCFS) 37 km · Jack Barstow Airport (KIKW) 40 km
Conditions reported at KHYX describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buena Vista specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Buena Vista, Michigan
Buena Vista lies at a gentle confluence of the land, where the flat, fertile plains of Saginaw County begin their subtle, almost imperceptible rise toward the horizon. It lies 2.6 miles east of Saginaw, MI (from Saginaw, MI: bearing 89°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of Shields. Here, the air carries the faint, sweet scent of turned earth and ripening grain, a perfume that deepens with the setting sun. Fields of corn, their stalks standing tall and green, stretch out like a rumpled quilt under an endless sky, their edges softened by the hazy, golden light of late afternoon. Scattered farmsteads, their roofs a patchwork of weathered shingles, punctuate the landscape, each a small beacon of human endeavor against the vast, breathing expanse of Michigan's agricultural heartland. The very character of Buena Vista is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land itself seems to shape the lives that unfold upon it, patient and enduring. The history of Buena Vista is etched not in grand monuments, but in the steady work of generations who coaxed sustenance from this rich soil. The local economy, long rooted in agriculture, continues to draw its vitality from the bounty of the surrounding farmland, a testament to the enduring power of the earth. This is a place where the past whispers in the rustle of corn leaves and the slow, steady flow of the nearby Shiawassee River, a waterway that has witnessed the ebb and flow of seasons and settlement. While not boasting prominent historical markers, the enduring spirit of Buena Vista is evident in its close-knit neighborhoods and the unhurried rhythm of its days, a quiet strength that has allowed it to weather the passage of time.
Live animated radar for Buena Vista 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 | Buena Vista, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.420303°N, 83.898583°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48601 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buena Vista, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buena Vista, 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 Buena Vista includes coordinates 43.420303°N, 83.898583°W, situated in Saginaw County. ZIP code 48601. 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.
