Cottrellville, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cottrellville, St. Clair County.
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Cottrellville unfolds along the St. Clair River, a place where the broad, grey-green expanse of the waterway dictates the very pulse of the land. It lies 13.2 miles east of Chesterfield Township, MI (from Chesterfield Township, MI: bearing 90°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-north-east of Clay. Rolling farmland, stitched with hedgerows and punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple, slopes gently towards the riverbank, hinting at the fertile soil that has sustained generations. Here, the air carries a distinct blend of damp earth and the faint, metallic tang of the river, a scent that intensifies as the sun dips low, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and molten gold. The landscape is a quiet testament to the enduring power of nature, where the land itself seems to breathe with a slow, steady rhythm, its character shaped by the ceaseless flow of water and the patient work of human hands. This stretch of shoreline in Cottrellville carries the echoes of its past, a history interwoven with the fur trade and the early ambitions of settlers drawn to the river's rich resources. While agriculture remains a quiet backbone, its fields now yielding crops like corn and soybeans, the legacy of industry whispers in the wind, a reminder of past sawmills and boatyards that once buzzed with activity. The St. Clair River, a vital artery for commerce for centuries, continues to shape the local economy, its waters a constant presence, carrying freighters and pleasure craft alike, their distant horns a low thrum against the quietude. Cottrellville retains a sense of unhurried continuity, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather a subtle undercurrent in the present, felt in the weathered barns and the enduring connection to the lifeblood of the river.
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| Location | Cottrellville, St. Clair County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.697435°N, 82.539191°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48039 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottrellville, 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 Cottrellville includes coordinates 42.697435°N, 82.539191°W, situated in St. Clair County. ZIP code 48039. Telephone area code: 313. 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.