Goetzville, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Goetzville, Chippewa County.
Full aviation weather for Goetzville is published on the Drummond Island Airport (KDRM) page, 27 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 Goetzville 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 Goetzville: Chippewa County International Airport (KCIU) 35 km · Mackinac Island Airport (KMCD) 47 km · Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport Sanderson Field (KANJ) 51 km · Cheboygan County Airport (KSLH) 56 km
Conditions reported at KDRM describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Goetzville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Goetzville.
Goetzville rests on the northeastern tip of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a place where the land gently rolls toward the vast, cool expanse of Lake Huron. It lies 157.1 miles east-north-east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 64°T), and is situated 14.7 miles east-south-east of Pickford. The landscape here is a mosaic of dense, whispering forests—primarily pine and aspen—interspersed with open fields that catch the sun's broad strokes. The air, especially in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk, carries the clean, sharp scent of pine needles and damp earth, a scent that seems to settle deep within the lungs. Creeks, clear and quick, thread their way through the terrain, their banks often softened by moss and ferns, whispering secrets only the oldest trees understand. The history of Goetzville is deeply entwined with the logging and fishing industries that once defined this rugged shoreline. Early settlers, drawn by the rich timber stands and the bounty of the Great Lakes, carved out a life from the wilderness, their resilience echoed in the weathered barns and sturdy, unpretentious homes that dot the landscape. Though the great logging camps have long since faded, the legacy of those who worked the forests and the waters remains, a quiet undercurrent in the slower pace of life. Today, a more intimate connection to the land persists, with many residents tending small farms or finding their livelihood in the tourism that draws visitors to the area's natural beauty, its quiet bays, and the promise of a simpler existence.
Live animated radar for Goetzville 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 | Goetzville, Chippewa County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 46.058075°N, 84.092238°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49736 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Goetzville, 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 Goetzville includes coordinates 46.058075°N, 84.092238°W, situated in Chippewa County. ZIP code 49736. 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.