Tuscola, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tuscola, Tuscola County.
Full aviation weather for Tuscola is published on the Bauer Field (K60D) page, 13 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 Tuscola 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 Tuscola: Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport (KHYX) 20 km · Tuscola Area Airport (KCFS) 23 km · James Clements Municipal Airport (K3CM) 31 km · Bishop International Airport (KFNT) 40 km · MBS International Airport (KMBS) 41 km
Conditions reported at K60D describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tuscola specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tuscola.
Tuscola sprawls gently across the Saginaw Plain, a landscape defined by the patient curve of the earth and the broad, benevolent sweep of the Michigan sky. It lies 16.1 miles east-south-east of Saginaw, MI (from Saginaw, MI: bearing 113°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east of Frankenmuth. Fields of corn and soybeans, a patchwork of greens and golds, stretch to horizons that seem to breathe with the passing clouds. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a whisper of damp soil and ripening grain, as if the land itself is exhaling. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like stoic sentinels, punctuate the open vistas, each a small nucleus of life against the immense quiet. The roads, often straight and true, invite a slow, contemplative journey, revealing the quiet dignity of this agricultural heartland. The history of Tuscola is rooted in the fertile soil, its founding driven by the promise of abundant harvests and the establishment of a community built on hard work and shared endeavor. Early settlers, drawn by the rich farmland, laid the foundations for an economy that has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, with agriculture remaining a cornerstone of Tuscola's identity. The local grain elevators stand as enduring symbols of this connection, their hulking forms a testament to the ongoing cycle of planting and reaping. While not boasting grand pronouncements, Tuscola holds a quiet strength, a resilience forged in the changing seasons and the enduring spirit of its people, who continue to cultivate not just the land, but a distinct and unassuming character.
Live animated radar for Tuscola 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 | Tuscola, Tuscola County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.326413°N, 83.657183°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48768, 48769 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tuscola, 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 Tuscola includes coordinates 43.326413°N, 83.657183°W, situated in Tuscola County. ZIP code 48768, 48769. Telephone area code: 586. 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.