Pickford, Michigan Weather
Pickford, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pickford, Chippewa County.
Full aviation weather for Pickford is published on the Chippewa County International Airport (KCIU) page, 12 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. 5 airfields within reach of Pickford 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 Pickford: Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport Sanderson Field (KANJ) 36 km · Mackinac Island Airport (KMCD) 39 km · Drummond Island Airport (KDRM) 51 km · Cheboygan County Airport (KSLH) 57 km
Conditions reported at KCIU describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pickford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pickford.
About Pickford, Michigan
Pickford, Michigan, exhales a quietude born of its northern latitude and the vast, whispering expanse of the Upper Peninsula. It lies 148.4 miles east-north-east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 60°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-east of Kincheloe. The land around Pickford is a gentle, rolling tapestry of agricultural fields, their neat squares and rectangles giving way to the darker, more mysterious embrace of boreal forests. Here, the air carries a crisp, pine-scented tang, especially in the early morning mist that often clings to the low-lying meadows, softening the edges of the world. Sunlight, when it breaks through the cloud cover, has a certain clarity, illuminating the hardy crops and the weathered barns that punctuate the landscape with their stoic presence. The terrain itself, while not dramatic, possesses a subtle contour, hinting at the glacial past that shaped this part of the earth. The history of Pickford is intrinsically tied to the land and the promise of its cultivation, a legacy of hardy settlers who sought to tame this wilder edge of the state. Early endeavors focused on the rich soils, and while the agricultural pulse of Pickford remains strong, its economy has diversified over the years, finding strength in local businesses that serve the surrounding rural communities. The character of Pickford is one of pragmatic resilience, a place where the seasons dictate a steady, unhurried rhythm. There are no grand monuments here, but rather the enduring beauty of a landscape that has been shaped by generations of human endeavor and the unyielding forces of nature, a testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Pickford 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 | Pickford, Chippewa County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 46.157796°N, 84.363647°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49774 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pickford, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pickford, 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 Pickford includes coordinates 46.157796°N, 84.363647°W, situated in Chippewa County. ZIP code 49774. Telephone area code: 906. 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.
