Mount Pleasant, Michigan Weather
Mount Pleasant, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Mount Pleasant, Isabella County.
Full aviation weather for Mount Pleasant is published on the Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) page, 4 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 Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant: Clare Municipal Airport (K48D) 26 km · Gratiot Community Airport (KAMN) 31 km · Jack Barstow Airport (KIKW) 42 km · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (KGDW) 48 km · MBS International Airport (KMBS) 56 km
Conditions reported at KMOP describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mount Pleasant specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Mount Pleasant rises from the gently rolling terrain of central Michigan, a place where the sky seems particularly wide and the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 26.1 miles west of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 267°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-west of Shepherd. The landscape here is a patient unfolding of fields, some fallow and others vibrant with the green promise of summer crops, bordered by stands of mixed deciduous trees that offer a dappled shade. The Pine River meanders through the outskirts, its waters reflecting the soft, diffused light of the afternoon, a quiet ribbon of life through the mostly flat, fertile land. The character of Mount Pleasant is one of quiet persistence, a place that has weathered seasons of change with a steady, unassuming grace, its streets lined with mature trees that have witnessed generations pass beneath their boughs. The history of Mount Pleasant is deeply entwined with the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, whose ancestral lands form the bedrock of the area, their heritage a vital thread in the community's fabric. Established in the late 19th century, the town grew alongside the lumber industry, its early economy fueled by the vast forests that once covered this region. Today, Central Michigan University is a significant presence, imbuing Mount Pleasant with a youthful energy and a spirit of intellectual curiosity that hums beneath the surface of everyday life, a counterpoint to the more agrarian rhythms of the surrounding county. While the timber has long since receded, agriculture remains a cornerstone, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land that sustains them.
Live animated radar for Mount Pleasant 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.
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| Location | Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.597808°N, 84.767514°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49090, 48858 |
| Area Code | 269, 517 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Pleasant, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Pleasant, 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 Mount Pleasant includes coordinates 43.597808°N, 84.767514°W, situated in Isabella County. ZIP code 49090, 48858. Telephone area code: 269, 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.
