Applegate, Michigan Weather
Applegate, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Applegate, Sanilac County.
Full aviation weather for Applegate is published on the Yale Airport (KD20) page, 30 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. 4 airfields within reach of Applegate 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 Applegate: Burgess Field (K55D) 34 km · St Clair County International Airport (KPHN) 50 km · Huron County Memorial Airport (KBAX) 55 km
Conditions reported at KD20 describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Applegate specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Applegate.
About Applegate, Michigan
Applegate, Michigan, unfurls across a landscape shaped by the gentle sculpting of glaciers, where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple. It lies 28.6 miles north-north-west of Port Huron, MI (from Port Huron, MI: bearing 338°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north of Croswell. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of fertile soil, especially after a spring rain, and the low, rolling terrain offers a sense of spaciousness, the sky a dominant presence overhead. Distant farmhouses, their silos like sentinels against the sky, are softened by the hazy light of late afternoon, and the quiet hum of insects is the dominant sound, a persistent testament to the region's agricultural heart. The roads, often lined with ancient, gnarled trees, curve with an organic grace, leading the eye through a patchwork of cultivated land and wilder, wooded areas where deer are known to roam. The history of Applegate is deeply intertwined with the rich agricultural heritage of the Thumb region, a place where generations have worked the land. Its economy has long been rooted in the cultivation of grains and the raising of livestock, though the subtle shift towards more specialized crops can be observed in the changing patterns of the fields. The local schoolhouse, a sturdy brick building that has witnessed countless seasons of learning, stands as a quiet landmark, a reminder of the community's enduring commitment to its young. Occasionally, the glint of sunlight off a distant water tower catches the eye, a simple piece of infrastructure that anchors the scattered settlements into a recognizable whole, and the slow, steady pace of life here fosters a deep connection to the land and its rhythms.
Live animated radar for Applegate 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 | Applegate, Sanilac County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.355302°N, 82.63715°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48401 |
| Area Code | 248 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Applegate, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Applegate, 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 Applegate includes coordinates 43.355302°N, 82.637150°W, situated in Sanilac County. ZIP code 48401. Telephone area code: 248. 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.
