Bellaire, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bellaire, Antrim County.
Full aviation weather for Bellaire is published on the Antrim County Airport (KACB) page, 1 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 Bellaire 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 Bellaire: Lakes of the North Airport (K4Y4) 27 km · Boyne Mountain Airport (KBFA) 31 km · Boyne City Municipal Airport (KN98) 31 km · Charlevoix Municipal Airport (KCVX) 36 km · Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC) 40 km
Conditions reported at KACB describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bellaire specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bellaire.
Bellaire, Michigan, rests at the convergence of rolling glaciated hills and the placid waters of Torch Lake, its namesake, a place where the air itself often carries the cool, clean scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 90.1 miles east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 95°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-west of Mancelona. The landscape here is a gentle mosaic of dense hardwood forests, their canopies a deep emerald in summer and a riot of fire in autumn, interspersed with sun-drenched meadows and the subtle, persistent murmur of unseen streams. Along the shores of Torch Lake, where the land slopes down to meet the water, weathered docks jut out like skeletal fingers, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, has a certain honeyed quality, bathing the weathered clapboard houses and their sprawling gardens in a warm, forgiving glow. It is a place that feels both grounded and expansive, where the horizon seems to hold a quiet promise of endless sky. The history of Bellaire is deeply entwined with the logging era, a time when immense white pines were felled and floated down the Elk River to mills that once defined the economic pulse of the region. Remnants of this industrial past can still be glimpsed in the sturdy, enduring architecture of its older buildings, and in the way the very streets seem to follow the old water routes. Today, Bellaire has found a new rhythm, its economy largely buoyed by the allure of its pristine waterways and the burgeoning tourism that follows. The summer months bring a vibrant hum as visitors flock to enjoy the crystal-clear waters of Torch Lake, renowned for its exceptional clarity and stunning turquoise hue, a jewel in the chain of lakes that defines this part of Antrim County. The town itself retains a friendly, unpretentious character, a testament to generations who have navigated the ebb and flow of seasons and economic tides, their lives shaped by the fertile soil and the ever-present influence of the water.
Live animated radar for Bellaire 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 | Bellaire, Antrim County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44.980282°N, 85.211173°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49615 |
| Area Code | 989 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bellaire, 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 Bellaire includes coordinates 44.980282°N, 85.211173°W, situated in Antrim County. ZIP code 49615. 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.