Elwell, Michigan Weather
Elwell, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elwell, Gratiot County.
Full aviation weather for Elwell is published on the Gratiot Community Airport (KAMN) page, 9 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 Elwell 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 Elwell: Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) 26 km · Glowacki Airport (K97G) 45 km · Millers Landing (KC57) 46 km · Schiffer Acres Airport (K3S5) 46 km · Clare Municipal Airport (K48D) 50 km
Conditions reported at KAMN describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elwell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elwell.
About Elwell, Michigan
Elwell is a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath, a quiet expanse of Gratiot County where the horizon stretches with an easy, unhurried grace. It lies 29.5 miles west-south-west of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 238°T), and is situated 4.4 miles west of Alma. Rolling fields, a patchwork quilt of emerald and gold depending on the season, give way to the muted greens of scattered woodlands, hinting at the shallow, meandering waterways that thread through the terrain. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of high summer, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying grass and distant, sun-baked earth, a palpable stillness that settles over the landscape like a soft blanket. Even the sky feels vast, an immense canvas that often glows with a gentle, pearlescent light as dusk begins to descend, painting the clouds in hues of rose and lavender before the stars begin to prick through the deepening blue. This quiet corner of Michigan whispers stories of a past deeply rooted in the fertile soil. Elwell's character is intrinsically tied to the agricultural legacy of the region, where generations have coaxed sustenance from the rich loam, a tradition that continues to define its local economy. You can still see the remnants of that history in the sturdy, weathered barns that dot the countryside and the occasional, almost forgotten, one-room schoolhouse standing as a solitary sentinel. The rhythm of life in Elwell moves with the planting and the harvest, a steady pulse that has sustained its inhabitants through changing times, a testament to the enduring spirit of a community that understands the value of patience and the bounty of the earth.
Live animated radar for Elwell 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 | Elwell, Gratiot County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.387532°N, 84.745842°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48832 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elwell, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elwell, 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 Elwell includes coordinates 43.387532°N, 84.745842°W, situated in Gratiot County. ZIP code 48832. 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.
