Kenton, Michigan Weather
Kenton, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kenton, Houghton County.
Full aviation weather for Kenton is published on the Kings Land O' Lakes Airport (KLNL) page, 44 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. 2 airfields within reach of Kenton 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 Kenton: Ontonagon County Schuster Field (KOGM) 54 km
Conditions reported at KLNL describe the airfield itself. Weather 44 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kenton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kenton.
About Kenton, Michigan
Kenton rests where the land begins its slow, deliberate undulation toward the great stillness of Lake Superior. It lies 111.3 miles north-north-east of Wausau, WI (from Wausau, WI: bearing 18°T), and is situated 29.7 miles north-north-west of Iron River. The air here carries a crispness, even in the height of summer, a constant whisper from the north woods that press in on all sides. Pines, their needles a deep, resonant green, climb the gentle slopes, interspersed with the pale, skeletal grace of birch. A quiet solitude pervades the landscape, broken only by the distant murmur of a creek or the occasional call of a loon across the water. The roads, often unpaved, wind through this verdant embrace, revealing glimpses of clearings where the forest yields to the patient work of human hands, the sky above a vast, ever-shifting canvas of blues and greys. The spirit of Kenton is inextricably tied to the bounty and the challenge of the Upper Peninsula's wild heart. Once, this region echoed with the industry of logging and mining, the remnants of which are softened now by time and the persistent reclamation of nature. The economy still draws from the land, with a focus on forestry and a quiet tourism that seeks the solace of its abundant waterways and the deep woods. Local traditions are rooted in the resilience and self-reliance forged by generations who have learned to live in harmony with the seasons' stark beauty and the enduring strength of community. Evenings here are a special kind of quiet, when the fading light paints the sky in hues of rose and lavender, and the only sound is the settling of the earth.
Live animated radar for Kenton 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 | Kenton, Houghton County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 46.485499°N, 88.894028°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49967, 49943 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kenton, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kenton, 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 Kenton includes coordinates 46.485499°N, 88.894028°W, situated in Houghton County. ZIP code 49967, 49943. 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.
