Wacousta, Michigan Weather
Wacousta, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wacousta, Clinton County.
Full aviation weather for Wacousta is published on the Abrams Municipal Airport (K4D0) page, 6 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 Wacousta 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 Wacousta: Capital Region International Airport (KLAN) 11 km · Hiram Cure Airport (KC43) 22 km · Skyway Estates Airport (K60G) 27 km · Fitch H Beach Airport (KFPK) 30 km · Wend Valley Airport (K49G) 32 km
Conditions reported at K4D0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wacousta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wacousta.
About Wacousta, Michigan
Wacousta rests in a rolling expanse of Michigan farmland, where wide fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, punctuated by stands of oak and maple that offer a deep green counterpoint to the cultivated earth. It lies 7.3 miles north-north-west of Delta Township, MI (from Delta Township, MI: bearing 344°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-west of Lansing. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the rich, loamy scent of soil, a perfume of growth and harvest that hangs heavy and sweet. Creeks, modest but persistent, meander through the landscape, their banks often fringed with wild grasses and the occasional flash of a kingfisher's wing. The land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, steady rhythm, shaped by the slow, deliberate work of agriculture, under skies that can shift from a brilliant cerulean to a bruised, dramatic grey within the span of an hour. The history of Wacousta is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile ground they have worked for generations. Its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, with a legacy of farming that continues to shape the character of the region, even as small businesses and services have grown to meet the needs of its residents. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance is a constant reminder of this deep connection to the land, a melody that has played out across Wacousta for over a century. Occasional gatherings, held in community halls or around impromptu picnic tables, reveal a local tradition of neighborly support and shared pride, a testament to the enduring strength found in this corner of Clinton County.
Live animated radar for Wacousta 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 | Wacousta, Clinton County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.827812°N, 84.70082°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48822 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wacousta, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wacousta, 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 Wacousta includes coordinates 42.827812°N, 84.700820°W, situated in Clinton County. ZIP code 48822. Telephone area code: 517. 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.
