Shingleton, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shingleton, Alger County.
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Shingleton lies sprawled across a modest clearing, a scattering of buildings that seem to have grown from the very earth of Alger County. It lies 89.9 miles north-north-east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 18°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-south-east of Munising. The land hereabouts is a study in muted greens and browns, a gentle swell of pine and birch forests giving way to the occasional sun-drenched clearing. The air, when it’s not carrying the sharp tang of pine needles, often holds the soft, damp scent of decaying leaves, a constant reminder of the forest's slow, inexorable cycle. Even the sky seems to participate, its vast, often grey expanse broken by shafts of pale sunlight that illuminate patches of undergrowth with an almost ethereal glow. The roads that thread through Shingleton are less arteries and more suggestions, winding paths that disappear into the trees, inviting a quiet exploration rather than demanding a hurried passage. This corner of Michigan, once humming with the industry of logging, now breathes a more measured rhythm, its past echoing in the sturdy, weathered wood of older structures. The Great Lakes, though not immediately visible from Shingleton itself, exert a palpable influence, shaping the climate and dictating the seasons with their vast, cool breath. The local economy, while diversified, still carries the imprint of its resource-rich origins, with a continued reliance on the bounty of the surrounding woodlands and the hardy spirit of its inhabitants. There’s a quiet resilience in Shingleton, a sense of being deeply rooted in the landscape, where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the changing light and the rustle of leaves, rather than the insistent tick of a clock.
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| Location | Shingleton, Alger County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 46.348289°N, 86.470158°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49884 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shingleton, 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 Shingleton includes coordinates 46.348289°N, 86.470158°W, situated in Alger County. ZIP code 49884. 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. 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.