Parchment, Michigan Weather
Parchment, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Parchment, Kalamazoo County.
Full aviation weather for Parchment is published on the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (KAZO) page, 11 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 Parchment 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 Parchment: Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field (KBTL) 26 km · Padgham Field (K35D) 31 km · Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport (KHAI) 41 km · Hastings Airport (K9D9) 42 km · Brooks Field (KRMY) 51 km
Conditions reported at KAZO describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Parchment specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Parchment, Michigan
Parchment, Michigan, unfolds as a landscape where the gentle slopes of the land meet the subtle murmur of the Kalamazoo River. It lies 2.7 miles north-north-east of Kalamazoo, MI (from Kalamazoo, MI: bearing 20°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north of Portage. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of industry, a sensory blend that speaks of its grounded character. Fields, sometimes golden with ripening corn, sometimes cloaked in the deep green of summer foliage, stretch outwards, punctuated by the occasional sturdy oak. The sky above Parchment can be a canvas of expansive blues, or a brooding grey that promises the soft, persistent rain characteristic of this region, lending a quiet, introspective beauty to the terrain. Evenings here can cast a diffused light, softening the edges of the modest homes and the industrial buildings that mark the town's presence. The history of Parchment is intrinsically linked to the paper industry that once defined its economic heart, a legacy still visible in the architecture and the very name of the place. For decades, the mills provided livelihoods, drawing families and shaping the town's identity, their rhythmic operation a constant soundtrack to daily life. While the great paper mills have largely ceased their production, the spirit of ingenuity and hard work persists, now finding expression in a more diversified local economy. The Kalamazoo River, a constant, flowing presence, offers not just a scenic backdrop but a reminder of the natural resources that have always been central to Parchment's existence, providing opportunities for recreation and a connection to the wider watershed.
Live animated radar for Parchment 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 | Parchment, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.328095°N, 85.56973°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49004 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Parchment, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parchment, 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 Parchment includes coordinates 42.328095°N, 85.569730°W, situated in Kalamazoo County. ZIP code 49004. 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.
