Sidney, Michigan Weather
Sidney, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sidney, Montcalm County.
Flight conditions near Sidney. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sidney.
About Sidney, Michigan
Sidney lies where the land begins its slow, patient tilt toward the great lakes, a gentle rise of fertile ground softened by the passage of seasons. It lies 27.0 miles north-east of Forest Hills, MI (from Forest Hills, MI: bearing 42°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-east of Greenville. The fields, a mosaic of emerald and gold through the summer months, stretch out under a sky that often holds the bruised purples of an approaching storm, or the stark, brilliant blue of a clear autumn day. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine, a clean, bracing perfume that speaks of open spaces and a quiet, enduring landscape. The terrain, a succession of rolling hills and shallow valleys, cradles farmsteads and sleepy groves of oak and maple, their branches reaching like weathered hands towards the sun. It is a place where the horizon feels close enough to touch, yet vast enough to hold a universe of dreams. The history of Sidney is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots, a legacy cultivated over generations. The fertile soil, once the domain of indigenous peoples, became the bedrock of a thriving farming community, its economy still largely tethered to the bounty of the land – corn, soybeans, and the quiet hum of dairy farms. The small businesses that dot the main thoroughfare, their windows reflecting the slow parade of pickup trucks, are the arteries of this persistent local life. A particular charm resides in the unassuming presence of the old grain elevator, a sentinel against the sky, a silent witness to the ebb and flow of harvests and the enduring resilience of this corner of Montcalm County.
Live animated radar for Sidney 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 | Sidney, Montcalm County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.250032°N, 85.133075°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48885 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sidney, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sidney, Michigan, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Sidney includes coordinates 43.250032°N, 85.133075°W, situated in Montcalm County. ZIP code 48885. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
