Ludington, Michigan Weather
Ludington, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Ludington, Mason County.
Full aviation weather for Ludington is published on the Mason County Airport (KLDM) page, 4 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. 4 airfields within reach of Ludington 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 Ludington: Oceana County Airport (KC04) 36 km · Manistee County Blacker Airport (KMBL) 39 km · Baldwin Municipal Airport (K7D3) 50 km
Conditions reported at KLDM describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ludington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ludington, Michigan
Ludington rests where the vast, cool breath of Lake Michigan meets the enduring green of Mason County. It lies 50.9 miles north-north-west of Muskegon, MI (from Muskegon, MI: bearing 348°T), and is situated 4.6 miles south of Hamlin Township. The land here is a subtle, undulating tapestry of sandy soil and pine-scented breezes, where the horizon is often a soft blur of water and sky. Summer days unfurl with a languid warmth, the air thick with the briny tang of the lake and the sweet perfume of dune grasses. Evenings bleed into a luminous twilight, the western sky a canvas of bruised purples and fiery oranges that linger long after the sun dips below the water's edge, casting long, dancing shadows across the dunes. The shoreline itself is a shifting expanse of fine, pale sand, smoothed by the relentless caress of waves, leading inland to groves of sturdy oak and whispering pines. This place, Ludington, has long been shaped by the powerful currents of both nature and human endeavor. Its history is etched not just in the weathered wood of its piers, but in the very rhythm of its economy, once dominated by the bustling timber trade and the vital ferry service that connected these shores to distant lands across the lake. The Pere Marquette River, a ribbon of silver winding through the landscape, provided the lifeblood for early sawmills, its waters carrying the bounty of the forests. Today, while the rumble of logging trucks has softened, the spirit of that industrious past still echoes, now interwoven with the hum of tourism and the quiet pride of a community that cherishes its connection to the Great Lakes. The iconic lighthouses stand as stoic sentinels, their beams a comforting sweep across the dark water, a constant reminder of the maritime heritage that continues to define Ludington.
Live animated radar for Ludington 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 | Ludington, Mason County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.955283°N, 86.452583°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49431 |
| Area Code | 616 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ludington, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ludington, 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 Ludington includes coordinates 43.955283°N, 86.452583°W, situated in Mason County. ZIP code 49431. Telephone area code: 616. 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.
