Greenland, Michigan Weather
Greenland, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Greenland, Ontonagon County.
Full aviation weather for Greenland is published on the Ontonagon County Schuster Field (KOGM) page, 22 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 KOGM describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Greenland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Greenland.
About Greenland, Michigan
Greenland lies at the edge of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, a place where the land rises gently towards the vast, brooding expanse of Lake Superior. It lies 128.3 miles north of Wausau, WI (from Wausau, WI: bearing 11°T), and is situated 11.9 miles east-south-east of Ontonagon. Here, the air carries a perpetual whisper of pine and damp earth, a scent that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. The terrain, a mosaic of dense forest and open meadows, is crisscrossed by streams that tumble over moss-slicked rocks, their hurried murmur a constant counterpoint to the hushed stillness of the trees. Fields, often left fallow or grazed by hardy cattle, possess a quiet resilience, their soil a deep, dark loam that speaks of seasons past and a stubborn persistence against the encroaching wilderness. The scattered homes, their paint weathered by wind and snow, seem to hunker down against the elements, their windows reflecting the immense, indifferent sky. The history of Greenland is deeply entwined with the veins of copper that once pulsed beneath this very ground. Prospectors arrived with dreams of riches, establishing a community that thrived on the arduous work of the mines. Though the grand shafts have long since fallen silent, their legacy remains, a ghost in the undulating hills and the weathered foundations of forgotten buildings. The local economy, now a quieter affair, leans on agriculture and the slow, steady pulse of tourism drawn to the rugged beauty of the surrounding landscape. Visitors come to hike the trails that snake through the forests, to fish the clear waters of the Ontonagon River, or simply to breathe in the clean, bracing air that sweeps in from the lake. There is a distinct character to Greenland, a stoic independence born of isolation and a deep connection to the land, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the enduring presence of the wild.
Live animated radar for Greenland 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 | Greenland, Ontonagon County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 46.779383°N, 89.101806°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49929 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Greenland, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greenland, 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 Greenland includes coordinates 46.779383°N, 89.101806°W, situated in Ontonagon County. ZIP code 49929. 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.
