Trufant, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Trufant, Montcalm County.
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Trufant rests in the gentle embrace of Montcalm County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 21.5 miles north-east of Plainfield Township, MI (from Plainfield Township, MI: bearing 37°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east of Nelson Township. Rolling hills, softened by time and cultivation, cradle fields of corn and soybeans that ripple like a green and gold sea under the vast Michigan sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying grass and distant woodsmoke, a perfume that clings to the senses long after one has left its borders. Here, the hedgerows are thick with wild roses in the summer, their thorny branches a stark contrast to the delicate bloom, and the scattered farmsteads, with their sturdy barns and fields stretching to the horizon, speak of a life lived in partnership with the earth. The history of Trufant is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a legacy that continues to shape its economic pulse. Generations have worked this fertile ground, coaxing sustenance from the soil, and that enduring connection to the land is palpable in the rhythm of daily life. The local economy, while diversified, still finds its bedrock in the farms that dot the landscape, their produce finding its way to markets near and far. It is a place where the past is not a distant memory but a living presence, woven into the fabric of the present, evidenced in the well-maintained country churches and the quiet pride of its residents.
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| Location | Trufant, Montcalm County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.313918°N, 85.354474°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49347 |
| Area Code | 616 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Trufant, 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 Trufant includes coordinates 43.313918°N, 85.354474°W, situated in Montcalm County. ZIP code 49347. Telephone area code: 616. 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.