East China, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for East China, St. Clair County.
Full aviation weather for East China 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. 5 airfields within reach of East China 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 East China: St Clair County International Airport (KPHN) 18 km · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport (KMTC) 33 km · Yale Airport (KD20) 47 km · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) 58 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 East China specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for East China.
East China, a quiet corner of St. Clair County, offers a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain that gradually descends towards the St. Clair River. It lies 15.3 miles south-south-west of Port Huron, MI (from Port Huron, MI: bearing 191°T), and is situated 4.7 miles south of Saint Clair. The fields here, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, are interspersed with stands of mature trees, their branches often heavy with the dew of a Lake Huron morning. The air, especially when the wind carries whispers from the Great Lakes, has a clean, bracing quality, a subtle reminder of the vastness of water that shapes this region. Small farmsteads, their silos standing sentinel against the wide sky, punctuate the more open expanses, their weathered barns hinting at generations of diligent work. The roads, often bordered by cultivated fields and occasional stretches of woodland, wind their way through this serene countryside, inviting a slower pace of exploration. The history of East China is deeply entwined with the fertile land and the strategic importance of the nearby river. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil, established farms that continue to be the backbone of the local economy, producing a variety of crops that feed both the region and beyond. For decades, the quiet hum of agricultural machinery has been the dominant sound, a testament to the enduring spirit of the farming families who call this place home. While industry has ebbed and flowed elsewhere, East China has maintained its agrarian character, a distinctive feature in an ever-changing world. The river itself, a vital artery for commerce and recreation, has always been a silent partner in the life of East China, its presence felt in the cooler air and the occasional glimpse of passing freighters on the horizon, a constant reminder of the world beyond these tranquil fields.
Live animated radar for East China 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 | East China, St. Clair County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.753479°N, 82.484451°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48054 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East China, 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 East China includes coordinates 42.753479°N, 82.484451°W, situated in St. Clair County. ZIP code 48054. 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.