Linwood, Michigan Weather
Linwood, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Linwood, Bay County.
Full aviation weather for Linwood is published on the James Clements Municipal Airport (K3CM) 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 Linwood 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 Linwood: MBS International Airport (KMBS) 25 km · Jack Barstow Airport (KIKW) 25 km · Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport (KHYX) 35 km · Bauer Field (K60D) 43 km · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (KGDW) 48 km
Conditions reported at K3CM describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Linwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Linwood.
About Linwood, Michigan
Linwood rests gently where the Saginaw River’s widening embrace meets the vast, whispering expanse of the bay, a place where the air often carries the briny tang of fresh water mingling with the scent of pine. It lies 10.7 miles north-north-west of Bay City, MI (from Bay City, MI: bearing 340°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north of Kawkawlin. The landscape here is a subtle shift of terrain, a low-lying plain punctuated by stretches of fertile farmland that give way to marshes and the shimmering, ever-changing surface of Lake Huron’s inland sea. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, spills across the flat fields in broad, golden swathes, illuminating the quiet diligence of the land. Trees, mostly deciduous with occasional stands of fir, form soft, undulating lines against the horizon, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to hold the secrets of the wind. The story of Linwood is one of the rich earth and the bounty of the water, a history shaped by those who sought sustenance from its fertile soil and the generous river. Once a hub for agriculture, particularly its famed sugar beets, Linwood still carries the echoes of that industrious past in the sturdy farmhouses and the enduring agricultural rhythm of its days. The local economy, while diversified, retains a deep connection to the land and its produce, with a continued presence of farming and related industries. The nearby waterways, the Saginaw River and the bay itself, are more than just scenery; they are veins that have historically carried commerce and continue to offer recreation and a connection to nature for the residents of Linwood.
Live animated radar for Linwood 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 | Linwood, Bay County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.739189°N, 83.962205°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48634 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Linwood, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Linwood, 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 Linwood includes coordinates 43.739189°N, 83.962205°W, situated in Bay County. ZIP code 48634. Telephone area code: 586. 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.
