Clare, Michigan Weather
Clare, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clare, Clare County.
Full aviation weather for Clare is published on the Clare Municipal Airport (K48D) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Clare 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 Clare: Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) 22 km · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (KGDW) 29 km · Jack Barstow Airport (KIKW) 44 km · Gratiot Community Airport (KAMN) 56 km
Conditions reported at K48D describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clare specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clare.
About Clare, Michigan
Clare, Michigan, exhales a quiet breath of pine and loam, a landscape where the earth gently rolls, its contours softened by a generous sky. It lies 29.6 miles west-north-west of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 299°T), and is situated 5.0 miles east-south-east of Farwell. Birch trees, their papery bark like aged parchment, stand sentinel along the edges of fields, their delicate leaves catching the sunlight in a thousand fleeting glints. The air here, particularly as twilight begins its slow descent, carries a peculiar stillness, a coolness that seems to seep from the very soil, carrying with it the faint, sweet scent of damp earth and the distant promise of dew. The roads, mostly unpaved arteries, wind with an unhurried grace, disappearing into stands of oak and maple, hinting at secrets held within the dappled shade. The history of Clare is a story etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land that sustains them. Originally a vital stop on the railroad, its economy was once fueled by the lumber industry, the echoing thud of axes a distant memory replaced by the hum of commerce and the quiet industry of agriculture. The Tobacco Town moniker, a nod to its past as a significant tobacco-growing region, still lingers, a gentle reminder of the cycles of cultivation and change. Today, Clare navigates a more varied economic path, its heart beating with the steady rhythm of small businesses and the quiet prosperity of those who have chosen to build their lives here. The annual Michigan Irish Festival, a vibrant splash of color and music, draws visitors from far and wide, a testament to the town's enduring cultural identity and its ability to celebrate its heritage with hearty cheer.
Live animated radar for Clare 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 | Clare, Clare County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.81947°N, 84.768628°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48617 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clare, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clare, 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 Clare includes coordinates 43.819470°N, 84.768628°W, situated in Clare County. ZIP code 48617. 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.
