Cooks, Michigan Weather
Cooks, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cooks, Schoolcraft County.
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About Cooks, Michigan
Cooks rests on a northern Michigan peninsula, where the land sighs with the breath of Lake Michigan and the dense, whispering forests of the Upper Peninsula. It lies 62.2 miles north-north-east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 26°T), and is situated 11.4 miles west-south-west of Manistique. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a gentle rise and fall of sandy knolls carpeted in pine and birch, interspersed with the darker, more somber hues of spruce and fir. The air carries the crisp, clean scent of evergreen needles and the faint, briny tang of the great lake, a constant reminder of the water’s immense presence, even when unseen. The light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a luminous quality, casting long, softened shadows that paint the woods in shades of amber and deep violet. The story of Cooks is tied to the rhythm of the seasons and the bounty of the surrounding waters and woods. Once a hub for logging operations that carved paths through the virgin timber, its economy has since diversified, finding new life in fishing charters and the quiet hum of tourism drawn to its natural beauty. The local character is one of quiet resilience, shaped by the long, snow-laden winters and the vibrant, fleeting summers. There’s a palpable sense of connection to the past here, in the weathered storefronts and the enduring stories of those who first settled this stretch of shoreline, a legacy carried forward by the steady pulse of everyday life in Cooks.
Live animated radar for Cooks and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Cooks, Schoolcraft County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45.917751°N, 86.476257°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49817 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cooks, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cooks, Michigan, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Cooks includes coordinates 45.917751°N, 86.476257°W, situated in Schoolcraft County. ZIP code 49817. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
