Nottawa, Michigan Weather
Nottawa, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nottawa, St. Joseph County.
Full aviation weather for Nottawa is published on the Kirsch Municipal Airport (KIRS) page, 12 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 Nottawa 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 Nottawa: Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport (KHAI) 13 km · Branch County Memorial Airport (KOEB) 33 km · Tri State Steuben County Airport (KANQ) 43 km · Kendallville Municipal Airport (KC62) 52 km · Goshen Municipal Airport (KGSH) 52 km
Conditions reported at KIRS describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nottawa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nottawa.
About Nottawa, Michigan
Nottawa unfolds as a quiet tableau of Michigan's southwestern heartland, where the land gently rolls, not in dramatic swells, but in the patient contours shaped by ancient glaciers. It lies 20.6 miles south-south-east of Portage, MI (from Portage, MI: bearing 161°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north of Sturgis. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the humid air, their emerald and gold hues deepening as the sun begins its descent, casting long, languid shadows across the fertile ground. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the occasional call of a crow, a sound that seems to hang suspended before dissolving into the vast, open sky. Small pockets of woodland, a deeper, more secret green, punctuate the agricultural expanse, hinting at hidden streams and the cool, damp earth beneath their canopy. This is a place where the echoes of westward expansion still resonate, a landscape that was tamed by pioneers who saw potential in its rich soil, transforming it into the breadbasket it remains today. The local economy is deeply rooted in agriculture, with generations of families tending the land, their lives measured by the planting and harvesting seasons. While the grand pronouncements of industry are absent, a quiet industriousness pervades, evidenced by the well-maintained farmsteads and the steady flow of produce to regional markets. The nearby St. Joseph River, though not a dominant feature here, whispers of the waterways that once served as vital arteries for commerce and connection, a reminder of the enduring human desire to shape and be shaped by the natural world.
Live animated radar for Nottawa 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 | Nottawa, St. Joseph County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 41.918938°N, 85.448875°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49075 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nottawa, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nottawa, 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 Nottawa includes coordinates 41.918938°N, 85.448875°W, situated in St. Joseph County. ZIP code 49075. 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.
