Alger, Michigan Weather
Alger, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alger, Arenac County.
Full aviation weather for Alger is published on the Sugar Springs Airpark (K5M6) page, 25 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 Alger 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 Alger: Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (KGDW) 33 km · Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (KHTL) 51 km · Jack Barstow Airport (KIKW) 53 km · Roscommon Conservation Airport (K3RC) 53 km · Clare County Airport (K80D) 56 km
Conditions reported at K5M6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alger specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alger.
About Alger, Michigan
Alger lies low and wide, a collection of buildings spread across the flat, sandy plain where the land begins to rise gently towards the Au Gres River. It lies 35.8 miles north of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 10°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-west of Skidway Lake. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, mingling with the damp earth near the water's edge. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out, their green rows a stark contrast to the pale blue of the sky, and in the distance, the dark, dense stands of forest promise shade and the quiet rustle of unseen creatures. The gravel roads that crisscross the landscape are a dusty ochre, leading to homesteads and barns that seem to settle into the land as if they grew there. This stretch of Arenac County, where Alger holds its own, has always been tied to the bounty of the land and the water. Logging once shaped the early economy, with the Au Gres River serving as a vital artery for transporting timber downstream. Now, agriculture forms the backbone, with farmers cultivating the fertile soil that has been worked for generations, and the presence of the river still draws those who appreciate its quiet flow and the fishing opportunities it offers. The rhythm of life in Alger is dictated by the seasons, a steady, unhurried cadence marked by the planting and harvesting, the crispness of autumn air, and the deep, silent snows of winter.
Live animated radar for Alger 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 | Alger, Arenac County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44.125576°N, 84.121108°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48610 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alger, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alger, 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 Alger includes coordinates 44.125576°N, 84.121108°W, situated in Arenac County. ZIP code 48610. 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.
