Ira, Michigan Weather
Ira, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ira, St. Clair County.
Full aviation weather for Ira is published on the Robertson Field (KD99) 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 Ira 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 Ira: Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport (KMTC) 16 km · St Clair County International Airport (KPHN) 27 km · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) 42 km · Oakland Troy Airport (KVLL) 45 km · Yale Airport (KD20) 48 km
Conditions reported at KD99 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ira specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ira.
About Ira, Michigan
Ira lies in a landscape softened by the gentle sweep of glacial moraines, where the land rolls with a quiet dignity before meeting the broader expanse of St. Clair County. It lies 6.6 miles east of Chesterfield Township, MI (from Chesterfield Township, MI: bearing 95°T), and is situated 3.4 miles east of New Baltimore. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the clean scent of distant fields and the faint, earthy perfume of damp soil, a subtle reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out, their green stalks whispering secrets to the wind, punctuated by stands of mature trees that cast long, dancing shadows as the sun begins its descent. Farmhouses, weathered and stoic, dot the horizon, their white paint faded to the pale hue of aged bone, standing as silent sentinels to generations of tending the earth. The roots of Ira are deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of this region, a legacy evident in the enduring presence of family farms that have shaped the local economy for over a century. While the hum of tractors and the rustle of crops remain central, the quiet perseverance of the community also speaks to a history of resilience, adapting to changing times without losing its essential character. Distinctive to Ira is the sense of a place that has deliberately chosen a more measured pace, where the rhythm of the day is dictated less by urgency and more by the turning of seasons and the cycles of the land. The broad, open skies above Ira, often painted with hues of rose and gold at dusk, seem to hold a promise of continuity, a quiet assurance that what has been nurtured here will continue to thrive.
Live animated radar for Ira 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 | Ira, St. Clair County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.68784°N, 82.669947°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48023 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ira, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ira, 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 Ira includes coordinates 42.687840°N, 82.669947°W, situated in St. Clair County. ZIP code 48023. 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.
