Lakeside, Michigan Weather
Lakeside, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lakeside, Macomb County.
Full aviation weather for Lakeside is published on the Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport (KMTC) page, 5 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 Lakeside 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 Lakeside: Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) 22 km · Oakland Troy Airport (KVLL) 28 km · Robertson Field (KD99) 30 km · St Clair County International Airport (KPHN) 46 km · Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) 49 km
Conditions reported at KMTC describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakeside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lakeside.
About Lakeside, Michigan
Lakeside wears its Michigan identity with a quiet pride, a place where the flat, fertile plains of Macomb County gently give way to the watery embrace of Lake St. Clair. It lies 1.9 miles south-south-west of Harrison Township, MI (from Harrison Township, MI: bearing 199°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-north-east of Warren. The land here is a study in subtle shifts: broad, cultivated fields, often a vibrant green or gold depending on the season, stretch towards the horizon, their neat rows a testament to human endeavor. Interspersed are pockets of woodland, a darker, richer hue, where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and pine needles, particularly after a summer shower. The sky often feels immense, a vast canvas for scudding clouds or the deep, star-pricked velvet of a clear night, and the light, especially as evening draws in, can cast a soft, almost buttery glow across the landscape, softening the edges of farmhouses and the distant glint of water. This corner of Lakeside has long been shaped by the bounty of the soil and the adjacent waterways. Historically, agriculture has been a cornerstone of its economy, with generations of families tending to the rich soil, producing crops that feed the wider region. The proximity to Lake St. Clair has also fostered a connection to the water, supporting a modest fishing industry in times past and now contributing to a vibrant recreational boating culture, where the steady hum of engines on a summer weekend replaces the earlier silence of the fishing boats. Modern Lakeside also hosts a scattering of small businesses, a pragmatic blend of services catering to its residents and the occasional visitor drawn by the allure of the lakefront, a place where the pace of life allows for a friendly nod between neighbors and a shared appreciation for the open sky.
Live animated radar for Lakeside 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 | Lakeside, Macomb County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.565035°N, 82.839084°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48045, 49116 |
| Area Code | 313, 269 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakeside, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakeside, 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 Lakeside includes coordinates 42.565035°N, 82.839084°W, situated in Macomb County. ZIP code 48045, 49116. Telephone area code: 313, 269. 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.
