Cottrellville, Michigan Weather
Cottrellville, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cottrellville, St. Clair County.
Full aviation weather for Cottrellville is published on the Robertson Field (KD99) page, 15 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 Cottrellville 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 Cottrellville: St Clair County International Airport (KPHN) 24 km · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport (KMTC) 26 km · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) 50 km · Yale Airport (KD20) 50 km · Oakland Troy Airport (KVLL) 55 km
Conditions reported at KD99 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cottrellville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cottrellville.
About Cottrellville, Michigan
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.
Live animated radar for Cottrellville 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 | 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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottrellville, Michigan Weather Page
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, 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 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. 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.
