Houghton Lake, Michigan Weather
Houghton Lake, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Houghton Lake, Roscommon County.
Full aviation weather for Houghton Lake is published on the Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (KHTL) page, 9 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. 6 airfields within reach of Houghton Lake 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 Houghton Lake: Roscommon Conservation Airport (K3RC) 24 km · Clare County Airport (K80D) 29 km · Sugar Springs Airpark (K5M6) 32 km · Grayling Army Air Field (KGOV) 41 km · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (KGDW) 45 km
Conditions reported at KHTL describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Houghton Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Houghton Lake.
About Houghton Lake, Michigan
Houghton Lake breathes with the wide, open spirit of northern Michigan, its vast expanse of water a shimmering sapphire against the deep green of surrounding pine and oak forests. It lies 54.7 miles north-north-west of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 332°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west-north-west of Prudenville. The landscape here rolls gently, a testament to ancient glaciers that sculpted the terrain, leaving behind a mosaic of sandy ridges and low-lying wetlands. Summer days hum with the drone of cicadas and the cheerful calls of gulls, while winter can cloak the world in a hushed, white stillness, transforming the lake into a sprawling playground of ice. The air, especially at dawn, carries a crisp, clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in at the edges of human habitation. The history of Houghton Lake is deeply entwined with the logging boom that once swept through this region, the echoes of which can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious character of its communities. Today, while vestiges of that past linger, the local economy thrives primarily on the bounty of the lake itself, drawing visitors who seek its recreational allure. Boating, fishing, and the simple pleasure of lakeside living are the lifeblood of Houghton Lake, fostering a pace of life that feels both unhurried and deeply connected to the natural world. The distinctively shaped shoreline, with its numerous bays and inlets, offers endless nooks and crannies to explore, each holding its own quiet story.
Live animated radar for Houghton Lake 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 | Houghton Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44.314739°N, 84.76475°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48629, 48651 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Houghton Lake, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Houghton Lake, 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 Houghton Lake includes coordinates 44.314739°N, 84.764750°W, situated in Roscommon County. ZIP code 48629, 48651. Telephone area code: 586. 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.
