Manitou Beach, Michigan Weather
Manitou Beach, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Manitou Beach, Lenawee County.
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About Manitou Beach, Michigan
Manitou Beach rests on the southern edge of a broad, tranquil lake, its shores dotted with cottages that seem to lean into the soft afternoon light. It lies 19.7 miles south-south-east of Jackson, MI (from Jackson, MI: bearing 166°T), and is situated 4.1 miles north of Rollin. The landscape here is a gentle unfolding of fertile farmland and the shimmering expanse of the water, interrupted by stands of mature oak and maple that offer their dappled shade. A quiet hum of cicadas often fills the air, a constant companion to the rustle of reeds along the water's edge and the distant, cheerful calls of gulls. The terrain slopes subtly towards the lake, creating natural, unmanicured banks where dragonflies, their wings like stained glass, dart and hover in the humid breeze. The history of Manitou Beach is deeply entwined with the lure of this cool, inviting water, a summer refuge for families seeking respite from the heat of nearby cities. For generations, the local economy has found its rhythm in the seasonal influx of visitors, supporting small businesses that cater to lakeside leisure: bait shops stocked with the promise of a good catch, ice cream parlors with their sweet, ephemeral offerings, and the friendly clatter of oars from rental boats. The legacy of those early summer days persists in the air, a feeling of shared, unhurried time, where the simple act of watching the sun bleed gold across the water can feel like a profound event.
Live animated radar for Manitou Beach and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Manitou Beach, Lenawee County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 41.969768°N, 84.308279°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49779, 49253 |
| Area Code | 906, 269 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manitou Beach, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manitou Beach, 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 Manitou Beach includes coordinates 41.969768°N, 84.308279°W, situated in Lenawee County. ZIP code 49779, 49253. Telephone area code: 906, 269. 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.
