Ralph, Michigan Weather
Ralph, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ralph, Dickinson County.
Full aviation weather for Ralph is published on the Iron County Airport (K50D) page, 39 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. 3 airfields within reach of Ralph 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 Ralph: Marquette/Sawyer International Airport (KSAW) 40 km · Ford Airport (KIMT) 41 km
Conditions reported at K50D describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ralph specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ralph.
About Ralph, Michigan
Ralph rests in a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers, where the land swells and recedes in a gentle, wooded embrace. It lies 77.6 miles north-north-west of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 333°T), and is situated 24.1 miles north-east of Iron Mountain. Great, dark pines stand sentinel, their needles sighing in the often brisk wind that sweeps down from the north, carrying the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves. Beneath them, a rich loam, dark and fertile, supports a tenacious undergrowth of ferns and hardy wildflowers. The air here, even in the height of summer, retains a crisp, invigorating quality, hinting at the deep winters that will eventually blanket this region in silence. Small, clear streams, born from hidden springs, thread their way through the terrain, their water so cold it bites the tongue, reflecting the muted greens and browns of the surrounding forest. The history of Ralph is deeply entwined with the extraction of iron ore, a robust industry that once pulsed through this corner of Dickinson County, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, no-nonsense architecture and a resilient, hardworking populace. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, their cavernous depths now holding secrets and water, the spirit of industry persists, finding new avenues in the careful cultivation of timber and the quiet pursuit of a simpler life. The shadows of old logging roads, barely discernible now, still ghost through the woods, remnants of a time when the forest yielded its bounty to the axe and saw. The local economy, like the land itself, has learned to adapt, drawing sustenance from the enduring strength of nature and the enduring character of its people.
Live animated radar for Ralph 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 | Ralph, Dickinson County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 46.10856°N, 87.783745°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49877 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ralph, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ralph, 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 Ralph includes coordinates 46.108560°N, 87.783745°W, situated in Dickinson County. ZIP code 49877. 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.
