Forest Hills, Michigan Weather
Forest Hills, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forest Hills, Kent County.
Full aviation weather for Forest Hills is published on the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (KGRR) 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 Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills: Greenville Municipal Airport (K6D6) 28 km · Hastings Airport (K9D9) 35 km · Ottawa Executive Airport (KZ98) 39 km · Cherry Field (K73G) 46 km · Hiram Cure Airport (KC43) 48 km
Conditions reported at KGRR describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest Hills.
About Forest Hills, Michigan
Forest Hills unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and ice, a terrain of rolling hills that cradle pockets of dense woodland and meandering creeks. It lies 9.0 miles east of Grand Rapids, MI (from Grand Rapids, MI: bearing 92°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-east of Plainfield Township. The air here, particularly in the crisp mornings of autumn, carries a scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a quiet testament to the season's inevitable passage. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, casts a shifting mosaic onto the forest floor, illuminating the intricate patterns of moss and fern. This is a place where the natural world asserts its presence, where the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth is a constant murmur, and the distant call of a bird punctuates the stillness. The character of Forest Hills is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of Kent County, a history that echoes in the broad, open fields that punctuate the wooded areas, remnants of farms long since transitioned. While the local economy has diversified, the enduring connection to the land remains, a subtle but persistent influence on the rhythm of life. The area has seen growth, but it retains a grounded feel, a sense that progress has been carefully integrated rather than imposed. There's a quiet pride here, an understated appreciation for the blend of natural beauty and cultivated spaces, a place that feels both familiar and ever-renewing.
Live animated radar for Forest Hills 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 | Forest Hills, Kent County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.959474°N, 85.489746°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48864, 49301 |
| Area Code | 517, 616 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest Hills, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest Hills, 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 Forest Hills includes coordinates 42.959474°N, 85.489746°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 48864, 49301. Telephone area code: 517, 616. 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.
