Ellsworth, Michigan Weather
Ellsworth, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ellsworth, Antrim County.
Full aviation weather for Ellsworth is published on the Charlevoix Municipal Airport (KCVX) page, 16 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 Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth: Antrim County Airport (KACB) 20 km · Boyne City Municipal Airport (KN98) 21 km · Boyne Mountain Airport (KBFA) 25 km · Harbor Springs Airport (KMGN) 39 km · Lakes of the North Airport (K4Y4) 40 km
Conditions reported at KCVX describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ellsworth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ellsworth.
About Ellsworth, Michigan
Ellsworth is a quiet pocket of the land where the earth begins its slow, deliberate descent toward the vast, cool waters of Lake Michigan. It lies 87.9 miles east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 87°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west of East Jordan. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, cradle the small settlement, their slopes a patchwork of dense woodland and the more open, sun-drenched fields that hint at the agricultural heart of Antrim County. The air here carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp soil, a constant reminder of the surrounding natural beauty, and in the late afternoon, the light often takes on a honeyed quality, slanting through the trees and casting long, gentle shadows across the landscape. The roads themselves seem to curve with a natural inclination, following the contours of the land rather than imposing a rigid grid upon it, giving Ellsworth a character that feels intrinsically tied to the earth it occupies. The story of Ellsworth is one of resilience and adaptation, deeply entwined with the logging and agricultural booms that once defined this region. For generations, the land provided, first with timber felled from the abundant forests, and later with the fruits of careful cultivation. While the grander logging operations have long since faded, a quiet farming tradition persists, with fields of corn and beans stretching towards the horizon, their stalks rustling in the ever-present breeze. The local economy, though humbler now, still draws strength from the land and its proximity to the Great Lakes, with small businesses serving the needs of residents and the occasional visitor drawn by the promise of a slower pace of life. Ellsworth remains a place where the echoes of its past are still felt, a community that has learned to live in harmony with the rhythms of the natural world.
Live animated radar for Ellsworth 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 | Ellsworth, Antrim County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45.165562°N, 85.246177°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49729 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ellsworth, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth includes coordinates 45.165562°N, 85.246177°W, situated in Antrim County. ZIP code 49729. 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.
