Cedar, Michigan Weather
Cedar, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cedar, Leelanau County.
Full aviation weather for Cedar is published on the William B Bolton Airport (KY87) page, 18 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 Cedar 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 Cedar: Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC) 21 km · Green Lake Airport (KY88) 27 km · Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (KFKS) 40 km · Antrim County Airport (KACB) 50 km
Conditions reported at KY87 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cedar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cedar.
About Cedar, Michigan
Cedar, a quiet settlement in Leelanau County, unfolds itself with the gentle insistence of a sun-warmed dune. It lies 63.8 miles east-south-east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 106°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-north-west of Long Lake Township. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, rolling hills that cradle pockets of rich, dark soil, giving way to the sandy fringes where the air carries the faint, briny kiss of Lake Michigan. Stands of mature trees, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards the sky, punctuate the landscape, their leaves whispering secrets to the wind that often sweeps in from the west. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, has a particular quality, a honeyed luminescence that softens the edges of everything it touches, imbuing the very air with a palpable, drowsy warmth. The character of Cedar is inextricably linked to the bounty of its surroundings, a history woven with the practicalities of agriculture and the enduring allure of its proximity to the great lake. For generations, the fertile earth has yielded an abundance of cherries, their ruby-red harvest a defining feature of the late summer, a time when the air hangs thick with the sweet, intoxicating perfume of ripening fruit. This agrarian rhythm has shaped the town's economy and its people, fostering a spirit of hard work and a deep appreciation for the changing seasons. While not a bustling hub, Cedar possesses a distinct identity, a quiet persistence that speaks of resilience and a deep connection to the land that sustains it.
Live animated radar for Cedar 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 | Cedar, Leelanau County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44.847777°N, 85.79564°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49621 |
| Area Code | 989 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cedar, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cedar, 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 Cedar includes coordinates 44.847777°N, 85.795640°W, situated in Leelanau County. ZIP code 49621. 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.
