Shaftsburg, Michigan Weather
Shaftsburg, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shaftsburg, Shiawassee County.
Full aviation weather for Shaftsburg is published on the Capital Region International Airport (KLAN) page, 24 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 Shaftsburg 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 Shaftsburg: Owosso Community Airport (KRNP) 24 km · Mason Jewett Field (KTEW) 29 km · Abrams Municipal Airport (K4D0) 36 km · Skyway Estates Airport (K60G) 38 km · Fitch H Beach Airport (KFPK) 50 km
Conditions reported at KLAN describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shaftsburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shaftsburg.
About Shaftsburg, Michigan
Shaftsburg emerges from the gentle roll of Shiawassee County, a quiet collection of structures that feel organically grown from the surrounding farmland. It lies 8.9 miles north-east of Okemos, MI (from Okemos, MI: bearing 50°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-east of Haslett. The land here is a study in understated fertility, broad fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards horizons softened by the hazy breath of Michigan summer. Old oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, punctuate the landscape, offering shade to the occasional farmhouse and the winding county roads that serve as arteries to this rural heart. Even the air carries a certain stillness, a palpable quietude broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the sharp call of a hawk circling overhead, its shadow a fleeting sketch against the vast, pale blue sky. The history of Shaftsburg is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that guard its edges, a story woven from the threads of agricultural endeavor and the quiet resilience of its inhabitants. For generations, the land has been the primary employer, the steady rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. While no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered barns and the sturdy, unadorned houses speak of a pragmatic heritage, of families who coaxed a living from the rich soil. The few businesses that dot the landscape, a general store, a gas station, a place where the scent of frying food hangs in the air, serve as vital hubs, places where news is exchanged and a sense of shared existence is quietly maintained, a testament to the enduring spirit of this corner of Michigan.
Live animated radar for Shaftsburg 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 | Shaftsburg, Shiawassee County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.804755°N, 84.293026°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48872, 48882 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shaftsburg, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shaftsburg, 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 Shaftsburg includes coordinates 42.804755°N, 84.293026°W, situated in Shiawassee County. ZIP code 48872, 48882. 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.
