Flat Rock, Michigan Weather
Flat Rock, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Flat Rock, Delta County.
Full aviation weather for Flat Rock is published on the Delta County Airport (KESC) page, 14 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KESC describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Flat Rock specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Flat Rock.
About Flat Rock, Michigan
Flat Rock is a place where the land itself tells a story, a quiet expanse of rolling terrain punctuated by bedrock that gives it its name. It lies 49.8 miles north of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 352°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-west of Escanaba. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, crisp scent of northern forests, a subtle sweetness tinged with the distant dampness of Lake Michigan. Pine and hardwood mingle on slopes that descend gently towards the water's edge, their branches often adorned with a dusting of snow in winter or shimmering with dew in summer. The light, when it catches the exposed rock faces, can create fleeting moments of stark, shadowed beauty, a contrast to the softer, green hues of the surrounding vegetation. This corner of Delta County has long been shaped by the resourceful spirit of its inhabitants, their lives intertwined with the bounty and challenges of the Upper Peninsula. Historically, the economy here has drawn strength from the surrounding natural resources, from logging operations that once echoed through the valleys to the fishing traditions that continue to sustain a portion of the local livelihood. While the pace of life in Flat Rock is deliberately unhurried, a quiet industriousness underpins the community, a legacy of generations who understood the value of hard work and self-reliance. The presence of the vast, cool waters of Lake Michigan nearby is a constant, a silent partner in the life of Flat Rock, influencing its climate, its economy, and the very character of its people.
Live animated radar for Flat Rock 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 | Flat Rock, Delta County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45.825798°N, 87.183469°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49837, 48134 |
| Area Code | 906, 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Flat Rock, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Flat Rock, 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 Flat Rock includes coordinates 45.825798°N, 87.183469°W, situated in Delta County. ZIP code 49837, 48134. Telephone area code: 906, 313. 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.
