Manitou Beach, Michigan Weather
Manitou Beach, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Manitou Beach, Presque Isle County.
Full aviation weather for Manitou Beach is published on the Presque Isle County Airport (KPZQ) page, 13 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 Manitou Beach 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 Manitou Beach: Cheboygan County Airport (KSLH) 49 km · Alpena County Regional Airport (KAPN) 54 km · Drummond Island Airport (KDRM) 60 km
Conditions reported at KPZQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Manitou Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Manitou Beach.
About Manitou Beach, Michigan
Manitou Beach breathes the cool, clean air of Northern Michigan, a place where the sandy shores of Lake Huron meet the whispering pines. It lies 130.5 miles north of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 7°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-west of Rogers City. Here, the land rolls gently towards the vast, ever-changing expanse of the inland sea, its deep blues shifting with the moods of the sky. The beaches themselves are a mosaic of smooth stones and fine, sun-bleached sand, worn by centuries of lapping waves. Small cottages, painted in cheerful hues, dot the landscape, their screened porches offering glimpses of quiet domesticity against the backdrop of wilder, untamed shoreline. The scent of damp earth and pine needles mingles with the salt tang of the lake, a constant reminder of the natural forces that shape this coastal haven. The history of Manitou Beach is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of those who found their livelihood from the rich soil and the abundant waters. For generations, this area has been a place for families seeking respite and sustenance, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest, fishing and tourism. The local economy, while modest, is buoyed by the summer influx of visitors drawn to the clear waters and the unpretentious charm of Manitou Beach. Small, family-run businesses, often with weathered signs and friendly faces, serve the needs of residents and vacationers alike, fostering a sense of enduring connection to this particular stretch of Michigan's coast. The long, slow sunsets, painting the lake in fiery oranges and soft lavenders, are a tradition in themselves, a nightly spectacle that draws people to the shore, a shared moment of quiet appreciation.
Live animated radar for Manitou Beach 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 | Manitou Beach, Presque Isle County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45.490847°N, 83.932781°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49779, 49253 |
| Area Code | 906, 269 |
| Page generated | September 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, 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 Manitou Beach includes coordinates 45.490847°N, 83.932781°W, situated in Presque Isle 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. 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.
