Alden, Michigan Weather
Alden, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alden, Antrim County.
Full aviation weather for Alden is published on the Antrim County Airport (KACB) 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 Alden 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 Alden: Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC) 29 km · Lakes of the North Airport (K4Y4) 32 km · Boyne Mountain Airport (KBFA) 42 km · Boyne City Municipal Airport (KN98) 43 km · Charlevoix Municipal Airport (KCVX) 47 km
Conditions reported at KACB describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alden.
About Alden, Michigan
Alden unfolds along the northeastern shores of Torch Lake, a place where the land breathes with a quiet, enduring spirit. It lies 88.0 miles east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 100°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-east of Williamsburg. The terrain here rolls gently, a tapestry of sandy soil and scattered woodlands, giving way to the vast, shimmering expanse of the water. Summer days in Alden are often painted with a diffused, golden light that lingers long into the evening, casting a soft glow over the weathered clapboard houses and the occasional marina, their boats bobbing like patient sentinels. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the natural world that presses in from all sides, lending a sense of peaceful isolation to this corner of Antrim County. The history of Alden is intrinsically tied to the bounty of Torch Lake and the surrounding forests. Once a hub for timber and later, a destination for those seeking the clear waters and abundant fishing, its economy has found a steadier footing in tourism and a quiet agricultural tradition. The legacy of logging can still be glimpsed in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture, and the lake itself, once a vital artery for commerce, now serves primarily as a source of recreation and a picturesque backdrop. There's a subtle resilience in Alden, a character forged by seasons of growth and dormancy, where the pace of life is dictated less by clocks and more by the ebb and flow of the lake and the slow turning of the earth.
Live animated radar for Alden 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 | Alden, Antrim County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44.881115°N, 85.275618°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49612 |
| Area Code | 989 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alden, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alden, 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 Alden includes coordinates 44.881115°N, 85.275618°W, situated in Antrim County. ZIP code 49612. Telephone area code: 989. 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.
