Vassar, Michigan Weather
Vassar, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vassar, Tuscola County.
Full aviation weather for Vassar is published on the Bauer Field (K60D) page, 8 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 Vassar 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 Vassar: Tuscola Area Airport (KCFS) 15 km · Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport (KHYX) 24 km · James Clements Municipal Airport (K3CM) 32 km · MBS International Airport (KMBS) 44 km · Bishop International Airport (KFNT) 47 km
Conditions reported at K60D describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vassar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vassar.
About Vassar, Michigan
Vassar unfolds across a landscape of gentle slopes and open fields, where the Cass River meanders like a silver thread, reflecting the vast Michigan sky. It lies 18.7 miles east of Saginaw, MI (from Saginaw, MI: bearing 100°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-north-east of Frankenmuth. The terrain here is a soft tapestry of agricultural bounty, punctuated by stands of deciduous trees that blaze with color in autumn and stand starkly beautiful against winter's white. The air carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant pine, a breath of the wild still breathing in the heart of settled land. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, spills across the countryside in broad, golden strokes, illuminating the quiet dignity of farmsteads and the patient growth of corn and soybean. The roots of Vassar run deep into the rich soil, a history intertwined with the lumbering days and the later establishment of agricultural enterprises that continue to define its economy. For generations, this place has been shaped by the labor of hands that coaxed sustenance from the earth, and by the ingenuity that built its sturdy structures. A notable aspect of Vassar is its enduring connection to the land, evident in the pervasive presence of family farms and the quiet hum of agricultural processing. It’s a place where the passage of time feels measured not by frantic clocks, but by the slow turning of seasons and the steady pulse of a community that has learned to thrive in its particular corner of the world.
Live animated radar for Vassar 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 | Vassar, Tuscola County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.371968°N, 83.583292°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48768 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vassar, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vassar, 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 Vassar includes coordinates 43.371968°N, 83.583292°W, situated in Tuscola County. ZIP code 48768. 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.
