Ithaca, Michigan Weather
Ithaca, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ithaca, Gratiot County.
Full aviation weather for Ithaca is published on the Gratiot Community Airport (KAMN) page, 7 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 Ithaca 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 Ithaca: Millers Landing (KC57) 30 km · Schiffer Acres Airport (K3S5) 32 km · Glowacki Airport (K97G) 32 km · Tkaczyk Field (KC88) 36 km · Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) 38 km
Conditions reported at KAMN describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ithaca specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ithaca.
About Ithaca, Michigan
Ithaca, Michigan, lies in a landscape of gentle swells and broad horizons, where agricultural fields stretch like patchwork quilts beneath a sky that often holds the subtle blush of dawn or the deep indigo of approaching twilight. It lies 28.8 miles south-west of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 219°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-south-east of Alma. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries the clean scent of tilled earth and the fainter, sweeter perfume of ripening corn, a testament to the land's enduring fertility. Here, the terrain, shaped by ancient glaciers, offers a quiet beauty, a subtle undulation rather than dramatic peaks, allowing the eye to travel across vast expanses of green and gold. The quietude of the place is punctuated only by the distant rumble of a tractor or the calls of unseen birds, a peaceful rhythm that seems to echo the slow, steady growth of the crops that define the surrounding countryside. The history of Ithaca is deeply entwined with the agricultural backbone of Gratiot County, its founding tied to the pioneers who sought fertile ground for their endeavors. For generations, the local economy has been rooted in the cultivation of the land, with farms producing a bounty of grains and dairy that have sustained both the community and regions far beyond. While the agricultural pulse remains strong, the character of Ithaca has also been shaped by its role as a county seat, a hub for local administration and services. This duality lends Ithaca a distinct feel, a place where the practicalities of governance meet the grounded reality of rural life, fostering a sense of sturdy self-reliance and a quiet pride in its heritage.
Live animated radar for Ithaca 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 | Ithaca, Gratiot County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.291698°N, 84.6075°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48847 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ithaca, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ithaca, 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 Ithaca includes coordinates 43.291698°N, 84.607500°W, situated in Gratiot County. ZIP code 48847. 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.
