Swartz Creek, Michigan Weather
Swartz Creek, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Swartz Creek, Genesee County.
Full aviation weather for Swartz Creek is published on the Bishop International Airport (KFNT) page, 7 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. 5 airfields within reach of Swartz Creek 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 Swartz Creek: Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport (KOZW) 38 km · Brighton Airport (K45G) 43 km · Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) 47 km · Oakland Southwest Airport (KY47) 53 km
Conditions reported at KFNT describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Swartz Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Swartz Creek, Michigan
Swartz Creek unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle sculpting of glacial retreat, where low, rounded hills roll like sleeping giants beneath a sky that can turn from the washed-out blue of midday to a bruised purple as evening approaches. It lies 8.2 miles west-south-west of Flint, MI (from Flint, MI: bearing 242°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south of Flushing. The land itself, a mixture of fertile loam and clay, supports a patchwork quilt of agricultural fields and the suburban sprawl that has crept outward from Flint. Creeks, like the one that gives the locale its name, meander through the terrain, their banks often fringed with willows and maples that blaze with defiant color in the autumn, their fallen leaves creating a rustling whisper underfoot. The air here carries a particular scent, a blend of damp earth, distant woodsmoke, and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops in the summer months, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the soil. The history of Swartz Creek is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit of Genesee County, its roots reaching back to the pioneering families who cleared the land and established farms that fed a growing nation. While the allure of the automobile industry once drew many to the broader region, Swartz Creek has maintained a distinct character, a place where the pace of life still allows for neighborly nods and the quiet hum of lawnmowers on a Saturday afternoon. Local businesses, from the hardware store with its worn wooden floors to the family-owned diners that serve up comfort food with a side of friendly banter, form the economic backbone, their presence a constant echo of the community's resilience. The occasional glint of sunlight on a well-tended garden, or the distant chime of a church bell marking the hour, serves as a gentle reminder of the enduring traditions that continue to shape the everyday rhythm of Swartz Creek.
Live animated radar for Swartz Creek 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 | Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.957251°N, 83.830514°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48473 |
| Area Code | 248 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Swartz Creek, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swartz Creek, 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 Swartz Creek includes coordinates 42.957251°N, 83.830514°W, situated in Genesee County. ZIP code 48473. Telephone area code: 248. 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.
