Sturgis, Michigan Weather
Sturgis, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Sturgis, St. Joseph County.
Full aviation weather for Sturgis is published on the Kirsch Municipal Airport (KIRS) page, 2 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 Sturgis 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 Sturgis: Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport (KHAI) 23 km · Tri State Steuben County Airport (KANQ) 33 km · Branch County Memorial Airport (KOEB) 34 km · Kendallville Municipal Airport (KC62) 39 km · Goshen Municipal Airport (KGSH) 43 km
Conditions reported at KIRS describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sturgis specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Sturgis, Michigan
Sturgis breathes with the quiet hum of the Midwest, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath under the vast, often startling, Michigan sky. It lies 26.0 miles west-north-west of Steuben, IN (from Steuben, IN: bearing 300°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north of Howe. Rolling fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch outward, broken by stands of mature oak and maple that whisper their age in the breeze. The air here carries a certain clarity, a crispness that sharpens the edges of the horizon, and in the early morning or late afternoon, the light often settles with a gentle, golden hue, transforming the ordinary into something momentarily profound. The terrain, marked by subtle rises and dips, guides the eye across the landscape, hinting at the glacial history that shaped this corner of St. Joseph County. The history of Sturgis is written in its agricultural roots, a legacy of fertile soil that has sustained generations of farmers. The local economy, while diversified, still carries the echoes of its agrarian past, with industries that process and support the surrounding farmlands. You can see this in the sturdy, functional architecture of its older buildings, built to last and serve the practical needs of a community that understood the value of hard work and honest produce. Sturgis is also a place that has quietly welcomed newcomers, fostering a sense of pragmatic community where the pace of life allows for a genuine connection to place and people, a subtle but persistent rhythm that defines the character of Sturgis.
Live animated radar for Sturgis 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 | Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 41.799217°N, 85.419148°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49091 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sturgis, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sturgis, 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 Sturgis includes coordinates 41.799217°N, 85.419148°W, situated in St. Joseph County. ZIP code 49091. 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.
