Lake City, Michigan Weather
Lake City, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake City, Missaukee County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake City.
About Lake City, Michigan
Lake City rests in the heart of Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula, a place where the land begins to roll and the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 69.2 miles north-west of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 316°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of McBain. Wide, open fields, still holding the morning mist long after the sun has risen, give way to the dense, whispering woods that define this landscape. Gentle hills, softened by the passage of seasons, cradle the town, their slopes often carpeted with wildflowers in the spring and ablaze with color in the autumn. The sky here feels vast, an expansive canvas where clouds drift with a slow, deliberate grace, and the light at dusk often settles in a deep, resonant gold across the quiet fields. The history of Lake City is deeply entwined with the logging industry that once shaped this region, its early settlers drawn by the promise of abundant timber. Though those days of booming sawmills have long since passed, the legacy remains, a subtle echo in the sturdy architecture and the enduring connection to the surrounding forests. Today, the local economy is a more varied affair, with agriculture still playing a significant role, its fields yielding crops that speak of patience and the turning of the earth. The clear waters of nearby lakes and rivers, however, draw visitors and locals alike, offering a different kind of bounty – a place for quiet contemplation and the simple joy of casting a line or gliding a kayak across the surface.
Live animated radar for Lake City 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 | Lake City, Missaukee County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44.335287°N, 85.215046°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49651 |
| Area Code | 989 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake City, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake City, 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 Lake City includes coordinates 44.335287°N, 85.215046°W, situated in Missaukee County. ZIP code 49651. Telephone area code: 989. 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.
