Glen Arbor, Michigan Weather
Glen Arbor, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Glen Arbor, Leelanau County.
Full aviation weather for Glen Arbor is published on the William B Bolton Airport (KY87) page, 12 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. 4 airfields within reach of Glen Arbor 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 Glen Arbor: Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (KFKS) 35 km · Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC) 36 km · Green Lake Airport (KY88) 37 km
Conditions reported at KY87 describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glen Arbor specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Glen Arbor.
About Glen Arbor, Michigan
Glen Arbor lies in a landscape sculpted by glacial artistry, where the crystal waters of Lake Michigan lap at shores of fine, pale sand. It lies 53.9 miles east-south-east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 106°T), and is situated 17.2 miles north-west of Long Lake Township. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a majestic presence, presides over rolling hills carpeted in dense, whispering pine and hardwood forests, their canopies a deep emerald against the vast, often steely, northern sky. Here, the air itself carries a clean, sharp tang of freshwater and evergreen, a bracing scent that settles deep into the lungs, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western horizon in hues of apricot and rose. The very terrain seems to breathe, a gentle rise and fall of land that shelters the small, intimate heart of Glen Arbor, a place where the wildness of the natural world presses in close. The history of Glen Arbor is inextricably bound to the bounty of its waters and woods, its economy once anchored by lumber mills and fishing fleets that drew sustenance from the deep, cold lake. Now, its character is defined by a quiet tourism, drawn by the unparalleled beauty and recreational opportunities of the surrounding national park and the shimmering expanse of Glen Lake, its clear, shallow waters a vibrant turquoise. The village itself, a collection of charming shops and eateries, hums with a gentle, purposeful energy, a far cry from the rougher edges of its pioneering past. Visitors often find themselves captivated by the unhurried pace, the sense of deep connection to the land and water that permeates everyday life in Glen Arbor, a palpable reminder of the enduring spirit of this place.
Live animated radar for Glen Arbor 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 | Glen Arbor, Leelanau County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44.897496°N, 85.98537°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49636 |
| Area Code | 989 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glen Arbor, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glen Arbor, 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 Glen Arbor includes coordinates 44.897496°N, 85.985370°W, situated in Leelanau County. ZIP code 49636. 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.
