Beaver Island, Michigan Weather
Beaver Island, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Beaver Island, Charlevoix County.
Full aviation weather for Beaver Island is published on the Beaver Island Airport (KSJX) page, 5 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 Beaver Island 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 Beaver Island: Charlevoix Municipal Airport (KCVX) 44 km · Harbor Springs Airport (KMGN) 56 km · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (KPLN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KSJX describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Beaver Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Beaver Island.
About Beaver Island, Michigan
Beaver Island rises from the cool, clear waters of Lake Michigan like a forgotten emerald. It lies 81.4 miles east-north-east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 62°T), and is situated 26.8 miles north-north-west of Charlevoix. Its shores are a mosaic of smooth stones and wave-worn driftwood, giving way to dense forests of birch, aspen, and pine that whisper secrets on the wind. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of weather, form a verdant interior, crisscrossed by winding dirt roads and dotted with secluded clearings. The air here carries a bracing purity, a scent of damp earth, pine needles, and the distant, briny tang of the lake, especially potent during the long, golden hours of dusk when the sky bleeds into hues of rose and amethyst. Small hamlets, clusters of weathered buildings, anchor the island's scattered population, their presence a quiet testament to human resilience against the elements. This island, Beaver Island, holds a unique and sometimes turbulent history, a legacy shaped by its isolation and the dreams of its inhabitants. Once a significant hub for a self-proclaimed "King" and his followers, its narrative is rich with tales of self-sufficiency and a fierce independence that still echoes in the island's character. The local economy, once driven by fishing and logging, now finds its pulse in tourism, a gentle ebb and flow tied to the ferry schedule and the summer sun. Small businesses, many family-owned for generations, offer handcrafted goods and hearty fare, their existence a quiet defiance of the island's remoteness. The rhythm of life on Beaver Island is dictated by the seasons and the lake, a deliberate pace that allows for contemplation and a deep connection to the natural world, a stark contrast to the clamor of the mainland.
Live animated radar for Beaver Island 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 | Beaver Island, Charlevoix County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45.646763°N, 85.552073°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49782 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Beaver Island, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Beaver Island, 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 Beaver Island includes coordinates 45.646763°N, 85.552073°W, situated in Charlevoix County. ZIP code 49782. Telephone area code: 906. 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.
