Arcadia, Michigan Weather
Arcadia, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arcadia, Manistee County.
Full aviation weather for Arcadia is published on the Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (KFKS) page, 15 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. 5 airfields within reach of Arcadia 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 Arcadia: Manistee County Blacker Airport (KMBL) 24 km · William B Bolton Airport (KY87) 38 km · Green Lake Airport (KY88) 40 km · Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC) 58 km
Conditions reported at KFKS describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Arcadia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Arcadia.
About Arcadia, Michigan
Arcadia rests on the eastern edge of a vast, cool water, a place where the land exhales a scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 58.5 miles south-east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 137°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Frankfort. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes, rising from the shore into stands of mixed hardwoods and evergreens. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting patterns, illuminating the moss-covered stones and the occasional flash of a startled deer. The air itself carries a crispness, a constant reminder of the Great Lake’s presence, a deep blue presence that dictates the horizon and the very feel of existence. Small clearings offer glimpses of cultivated fields, a quiet assertion of human presence against the wilder embrace of the Michigan landscape. Arcadia’s story is one of tides and timber, its founding inextricably linked to the bounty of the surrounding forests and the access provided by Lake Michigan. Logging was once the lifeblood, great rafts of pine and oak pulled from the woods to be floated to mills further afield. Evidence of this industrious past can still be found in the weathered foundations of forgotten structures, remnants of a time when Arcadia was a hub of activity. Today, the economy has shifted, leaning more towards the quiet allure of its natural beauty, drawing visitors who seek the solace of its beaches and the tranquility of its inland byways. The local character is one of understated resilience, a community that has adapted and endured, its people carrying a deep connection to the land and the water that define Arcadia.
Live animated radar for Arcadia 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 | Arcadia, Manistee County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44.493056°N, 86.231759°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49613 |
| Area Code | 989 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arcadia, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arcadia, 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 Arcadia includes coordinates 44.493056°N, 86.231759°W, situated in Manistee County. ZIP code 49613. 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.
