Perrinton, Michigan Weather
Perrinton, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Perrinton, Gratiot County.
Full aviation weather for Perrinton is published on the Gratiot Community Airport (KAMN) page, 16 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 Perrinton 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 Perrinton: Glowacki Airport (K97G) 21 km · Schiffer Acres Airport (K3S5) 26 km · Millers Landing (KC57) 28 km · Tkaczyk Field (KC88) 37 km · Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) 49 km
Conditions reported at KAMN describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Perrinton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Perrinton.
About Perrinton, Michigan
Perrinton rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, patient hand of agriculture, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the pale Michigan sky. It lies 31.5 miles north of Delta Township, MI (from Delta Township, MI: bearing 358°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-south-west of Ithaca. The land here is gently contoured, not dramatic, but possessing a quiet resilience, the soil a dark, rich loam that yields its bounty season after season. Along the few country roads that define the edges of Perrinton, mature oak and maple trees stand sentinel, their branches reaching out like weathered arms, offering shade in the summer and a vibrant, fleeting glory in the autumn. The air, especially in the early morning before the sun fully warms the earth, carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of damp soil and growing things. The history of Perrinton is intrinsically tied to the fertile ground it occupies, a story of settlers who recognized the promise of this land and coaxed it into productivity. The local economy, for generations, has been rooted in farming, with grain elevators standing as quiet monuments to the crops that once moved through them and still do, albeit with a more modern efficiency. While not a place of grand historical pronouncements, Perrinton holds the subtle echoes of its past in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its older buildings and the enduring spirit of its residents. The rhythm of life in Perrinton is measured by the seasons and the cycles of the farm, a steady, dependable beat that has sustained this corner of Gratiot County for over a century.
Live animated radar for Perrinton 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 | Perrinton, Gratiot County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.18281°N, 84.679166°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48871 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Perrinton, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Perrinton, 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 Perrinton includes coordinates 43.182810°N, 84.679166°W, situated in Gratiot County. ZIP code 48871. Telephone area code: 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.
