Gowen, Michigan Weather
Gowen, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gowen, Montcalm County.
Full aviation weather for Gowen is published on the Greenville Municipal Airport (K6D6) page, 13 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 Gowen 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 Gowen: Lakeview-Airport-Griffith Field (K13C) 22 km · Canadian Lakes Airport (K0C5) 36 km · Mecosta Morton Airport (K27C) 42 km · Roben Hood Airport (KRQB) 55 km · Ojibwa Airpark (KD11) 57 km
Conditions reported at K6D6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gowen specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gowen.
About Gowen, Michigan
Gowen lies cradled by the gentle rolling terrain of Montcalm County, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon under a sky that can shift from brilliant azure to bruised twilight in a matter of hours. It lies 20.2 miles north-east of Plainfield Township, MI (from Plainfield Township, MI: bearing 50°T), and is situated 5.7 miles north-north-west of Greenville. The air here carries the clean scent of pine needles from scattered woodlots and the earthy perfume of freshly tilled soil, a fragrance that mingles with the distant hum of farm machinery on a summer afternoon. Roads, often unpaved, wind between farms, their gravel surfaces shimmering a dusty gold in the late afternoon sun, leading to homesteads that seem to have grown organically from the land itself. The land, shaped by ancient glaciers, presents a subtle topography, a series of low ridges and shallow valleys that cradle small lakes and meandering streams, their waters reflecting the deep green of surrounding woodlands. The history of Gowen is tied to the fertile lands that have sustained generations of farmers, its economy rooted in the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil and abundant timber, cleared forests to establish homesteads and build a community that valued hard work and self-reliance. While the landscape has seen changes, the fundamental character of Gowen remains tied to its agricultural heritage; the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the seasons, and the open sky above feels vast and generous. Small businesses, like a local hardware store or a diner where conversations flow as readily as coffee, form the heart of its daily life, fostering a sense of connection and shared experience among its residents.
Live animated radar for Gowen 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 | Gowen, Montcalm County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.251697°N, 85.30197°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49326 |
| Area Code | 616 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gowen, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gowen, 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 Gowen includes coordinates 43.251697°N, 85.301970°W, situated in Montcalm County. ZIP code 49326. Telephone area code: 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.
