Elsie, Michigan Weather
Elsie, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elsie, Clinton County.
Full aviation weather for Elsie is published on the Millers Landing (KC57) 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 Elsie 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 Elsie: Schiffer Acres Airport (K3S5) 7 km · Tkaczyk Field (KC88) 14 km · Glowacki Airport (K97G) 20 km · Gratiot Community Airport (KAMN) 36 km · MBS International Airport (KMBS) 55 km
Conditions reported at KC57 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elsie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elsie.
About Elsie, Michigan
Elsie rests in the gentle embrace of Clinton County, where the land unfolds in broad, agricultural sweeps under a sky that often stretches from horizon to horizon. It lies 24.8 miles north-north-east of East Lansing, MI (from East Lansing, MI: bearing 11°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north of Ovid. The fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, are punctuated by stands of mature trees, their branches reaching with a quiet resilience. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant hay, a perfume that speaks of the land's enduring fertility. Roads, mostly straight and bordered by drainage ditches that catch the sky's reflection, lead the eye towards the horizon, where the land seems to hum with a low, constant energy of growth and quiet cultivation. The story of Elsie is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that surrounds it, a place built on the back of agriculture and the quiet industry that supports it. For generations, the rhythm of life in Elsie has been dictated by the planting and the harvest, by the steady work of tending to the land and the livestock that have long been central to its economy. This dependable cycle has fostered a character of straightforwardness and a deep connection to the seasons, a quality that can be felt in the unhurried pace of daily life. Though its roots are firmly in the earth, Elsie also holds a place in the broader narrative of Michigan's agricultural heritage, a small but significant point on the map where the land's bounty has been consistently honored.
Live animated radar for Elsie 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 | Elsie, Clinton County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.088639°N, 84.386926°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48831 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elsie, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elsie, 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 Elsie includes coordinates 43.088639°N, 84.386926°W, situated in Clinton County. ZIP code 48831. Telephone area code: 517. 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.
