Harsens Island, Michigan Weather
Harsens Island, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Harsens Island, St. Clair County.
Full aviation weather for Harsens Island is published on the Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport (KMTC) page, 20 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 Harsens Island 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 Harsens Island: Robertson Field (KD99) 26 km · St Clair County International Airport (KPHN) 38 km · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) 39 km · Oakland Troy Airport (KVLL) 48 km
Conditions reported at KMTC describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Harsens Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Harsens Island.
About Harsens Island, Michigan
Harsens Island emerges from the marshy embrace of the St. Clair River delta, a verdant ribbon of land where the great lake waters begin their slow journey south. It lies 11.9 miles east of Harrison Township, MI (from Harrison Township, MI: bearing 95°T), and is situated 3.4 miles south-south-west of Clay. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of reeds and the subtle tang of freshwater, a constant whisper of the surrounding waterways. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the hands of old fishermen, cast dappled shadows across the narrow roads that wind through scattered homesteads and weathered cottages. The landscape itself feels permeable, a place where the solid ground gives way readily to the shimmering expanse of water, its surface a mirror to the ever-changing Michigan sky, reflecting the pale blues of morning and the fiery golds of sunset. The story of Harsens Island is written in the slow ebb and flow of its tides and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. For generations, life here has been intrinsically tied to the river's bounty, with fishing and farming forming the bedrock of its economy. The island's distinctive character is shaped by its isolation, a gentle seclusion that fosters a deep sense of community and a reliance on self-sufficiency. While no grand monuments mark its history, the weathered clapboard of old barns and the quiet persistence of its maritime traditions speak volumes of a past steeped in hard work and a profound connection to the natural world. Even today, the island retains a timeless quality, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and the gentle lapping of waves against the shore is the most insistent sound.
Live animated radar for Harsens Island 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 | Harsens Island, St. Clair County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.575837°N, 82.594307°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48028 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Harsens Island, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harsens Island, 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 Harsens Island includes coordinates 42.575837°N, 82.594307°W, situated in St. Clair County. ZIP code 48028. 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.
