Houghton, Michigan Weather
Houghton, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Houghton, Houghton County.
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About Houghton, Michigan
Houghton rests against the steep slopes of the Keweenaw Peninsula, a place where the land rises abruptly from the waters of Portage Lake and the Keweenaw Waterway. It lies 156.9 miles north-north-west of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 333°T), and is situated 0.7 miles east-south-east of Hancock. The buildings of Houghton, many of them brick and stone, cling to these inclines, presenting a tiered silhouette against the vast northern sky. The air here carries a crispness, even in summer, a constant reminder of the proximity to Lake Superior’s immense and often turbulent embrace. Pine and birch trees punctuate the surrounding landscape, their green hues deepening as they climb towards the higher elevations, their branches often dusted with the lingering remnants of winter’s snow. The waterways themselves, wide and reflective, act as arteries, connecting this inland harbor to the Great Lakes, their surfaces often broken by the passage of freighters or the smaller craft of local fishermen. This is a place shaped by iron and copper, a legacy etched into its very bones. Houghton’s history is deeply intertwined with the vast mineral wealth once extracted from the surrounding bedrock, a time when the region pulsed with the energy of boomtowns and ambitious enterprise. The Michigan Technological University, a prominent institution, now anchors the local economy, drawing students and researchers who contribute to the area’s intellectual and economic vitality. The copper mines are largely silent now, their towering headframes standing as stoic sentinels to a bygone era, yet their influence remains, evident in the sturdy architecture and the resilient spirit of Houghton's residents. The local economy, while diversified, still carries the echoes of its industrial past, with a focus now on technology, education, and the enduring allure of the natural beauty that defines the Keweenaw.
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| Location | Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 47.121872°N, 88.569012°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49931 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Houghton, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Houghton, Michigan, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 includes coordinates 47.121872°N, 88.569012°W, situated in Houghton County. ZIP code 49931. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
