Mattawan, Michigan Weather
Mattawan, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mattawan, Van Buren County.
Full aviation weather for Mattawan is published on the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (KAZO) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Mattawan 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 Mattawan: Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport (KHAI) 32 km · Padgham Field (K35D) 36 km · Dowagiac Municipal Airport (KC91) 37 km · South Haven Area Regional Airport (KLWA) 42 km · Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field (KBTL) 45 km
Conditions reported at KAZO describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mattawan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mattawan.
About Mattawan, Michigan
Mattawan rests in a landscape shaped by glacial retreat, where rolling terrain gives way to fertile plains. It lies 10.5 miles west of Portage, MI (from Portage, MI: bearing 273°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-south-west of Oshtemo. The Kalamazoo River, a ribbon of quiet water, meanders nearby, its banks often fringed with the willows and cottonwoods that lend a soft, green character to the region. Here, the sky feels vast, especially during the early morning when mist still clings to the low-lying fields, and the air carries the damp, earthy scent of dew-kissed soil. The very light seems to take on a particular hue as it filters through the leaves of oak and maple trees lining the country roads, a gentle illumination that softens the edges of everyday life in Mattawan. The history of Mattawan is interwoven with the agricultural bounty of Van Buren County, a legacy that continues to define its local economy. Early settlers, drawn by the rich farmland, established a community that has long been tied to the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, a tradition that still echoes in the roadside stands that appear with the changing seasons. This agrarian heartland has seen its share of change, from the early days of rail transport connecting farms to wider markets, to the modern era where agricultural innovation plays a crucial role. The distinctive character of Mattawan, however, remains rooted in this enduring connection to the land, a quiet persistence that speaks of resilience and a deep understanding of the cycles of growth and harvest.
Live animated radar for Mattawan 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 | Mattawan, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.209484°N, 85.784453°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49071 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mattawan, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mattawan, 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 Mattawan includes coordinates 42.209484°N, 85.784453°W, situated in Van Buren County. ZIP code 49071. 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.
