Grand Island, Michigan Weather
Grand Island, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Grand Island, Alger County.
Full aviation weather for Grand Island is published on the Marquette/Sawyer International Airport (KSAW) page, 58 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 KSAW describe the airfield itself. Weather 58 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Grand Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Grand Island.
About Grand Island, Michigan
Grand Island rises from the clear, cold waters of Lake Superior, a verdant sentinel cloaked in dense boreal forest. It lies 96.8 miles north of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 11°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north of Munising. Its shores are a jagged embrace of ancient rock, worn smooth by centuries of wave and ice, where white pines and spruces cling tenaciously to the thin soil. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a bracing perfume that invigorates the lungs. Inland, the terrain shifts from rocky outcrops to boggy hollows and rolling, forested hills, creating a rugged, untamed beauty. Sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating patches of moss-covered fallen logs and the delicate fronds of ferns. The silence, broken only by the distant cry of a gull or the whisper of wind through the trees, is profound, a testament to the island's enduring wildness. Historically, Grand Island was a place of passage and sustenance for Indigenous peoples long before European explorers charted these waters. Its strategic location offered shelter and resources, and its rich forests have long been a draw. Later, the island became a hub for logging and iron ore transport, its shores dotted with the remnants of industrial activity that now lie reclaimed by nature. While the grand ambitions of industry have largely faded, the island's economy is now subtly tethered to the allure of its natural splendor, drawing visitors who seek its remote beauty and outdoor recreation. Hikers tread the trails that wind through its interior, and kayakers explore its labyrinthine coastline, each finding their own quiet communion with this remarkable place.
Live animated radar for Grand Island 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 | Grand Island, Alger County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 46.487133°N, 86.668528°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49862 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grand Island, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grand Island, 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 Grand Island includes coordinates 46.487133°N, 86.668528°W, situated in Alger County. ZIP code 49862. 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.
