Riverdale, Michigan Weather
Riverdale, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Riverdale, Gratiot County.
Full aviation weather for Riverdale is published on the Gratiot Community Airport (KAMN) page, 14 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 Riverdale 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 Riverdale: Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) 27 km · Glowacki Airport (K97G) 47 km · Clare Municipal Airport (K48D) 50 km · Schiffer Acres Airport (K3S5) 51 km · Millers Landing (KC57) 51 km
Conditions reported at KAMN describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riverdale.
About Riverdale, Michigan
Riverdale exhales a quietude that settles over the gently rolling terrain, a landscape sculpted by the slow, deliberate progress of glaciers and now painted with the muted greens of summer fields and the richer ochres of autumn. It lies 33.5 miles west-south-west of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 242°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west of Alma. The land here is a study in subtle transitions, where broad swathes of farmland, stitched together by the darker lines of tree belts, give way to the occasional cluster of weathered barns and silos. A faint, almost imperceptible scent of damp earth and ripening corn hangs in the air, a perfume unique to this corner of the Midwest, especially potent in the humid stillness of late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, casting long shadows that stretch and deepen across the fields. The Gratiot County sky above Riverdale is an expansive canvas, often a brilliant, piercing blue, but capable of darkening with a dramatic swiftness, promising the rumble of distant thunder. The history of Riverdale is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent hum of agriculture that has sustained it for generations, a legacy of hard work and the turning of seasons. This is a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the planting and the harvest, a tradition that has kept its local economy rooted firmly in the soil. The grain elevators, stoic sentinels along the railway lines that once pulsed with the transport of goods, still stand, though their heyday might have passed. Yet, the spirit of enterprise persists, evident in the small businesses that serve the surrounding farms and families, each contributing to the quiet, enduring character of Riverdale. The land itself, rich and fertile, continues to be the primary source of prosperity, a constant reminder of the enduring connection between the people and the earth they cultivate.
Live animated radar for Riverdale 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 | Riverdale, Gratiot County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.385587°N, 84.835568°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48877 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverdale, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverdale, 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 Riverdale includes coordinates 43.385587°N, 84.835568°W, situated in Gratiot County. ZIP code 48877. 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.
