Lawrence, Michigan Weather
Lawrence, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lawrence, Van Buren County.
Full aviation weather for Lawrence is published on the South Haven Area Regional Airport (KLWA) page, 22 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence: Dowagiac Municipal Airport (KC91) 26 km · Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (KBEH) 33 km · Padgham Field (K35D) 39 km · Andrews University Airpark (KC20) 40 km · Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (KAZO) 41 km
Conditions reported at KLWA describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lawrence specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lawrence.
About Lawrence, Michigan
Lawrence unfolds with a gentle grace, a place where the land itself seems to breathe a quiet contentment. It lies 24.2 miles west of Portage, MI (from Portage, MI: bearing 273°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west of Paw Paw. Here, rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to fertile fields, their contours whispering of cultivation. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a promise held in the very atmosphere. Sunlight, when it breaks through the soft, often cloudy skies, spills across the landscape in broad, golden swathes, illuminating the sturdy, unassuming homes and barns that dot the horizon. The trees, a mix of deciduous giants and whispering pines, stand as silent sentinels, their branches reaching towards a sky that often holds the subtle blush of approaching twilight. The history of Lawrence is etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the steady, persistent work of generations. Originally settled as a hub for agricultural endeavors, the land's bounty has long been its primary currency, with fields of soybeans and corn stretching towards the horizon, a testament to enduring farming traditions. The Kalamazoo River, a silver ribbon winding through the wider region, has played its part, though Lawrence itself is not directly on its banks, its influence felt in the fertile soil and the historical routes of commerce. While no single, towering landmark defines Lawrence, its character is built from the quiet resilience of its people and the enduring rhythm of its rural life, a place where the past is a gentle hum beneath the present.
Live animated radar for Lawrence 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 | Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.219206°N, 86.051408°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49064 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lawrence, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lawrence, 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 Lawrence includes coordinates 42.219206°N, 86.051408°W, situated in Van Buren County. ZIP code 49064. Telephone area code: 269. 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.
