South Range, Michigan Weather
South Range, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for South Range, Houghton County.
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About South Range, Michigan
South Range, a quiet sentinel in the Keweenaw Peninsula, exhales a cool, pine-scented air that clings to the rolling hills. It lies 153.3 miles north-north-east of Wausau, WI (from Wausau, WI: bearing 18°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-west of Houghton. The land here is a study in muted greens and greys, a testament to the lingering winters and the short, vibrant summers. Fields, often still damp with morning dew even as the sun climbs, give way to dense stands of birch and spruce, their branches a filigree against the vast, often overcast sky. The very texture of the earth feels ancient, a rich loam that has weathered countless seasons, promising a hardy resilience to whatever grows from it. Even the silence here has a weight, a profound stillness broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant cry of a hawk. The echoes of copper run deep in South Range's veins. This was once a place of fervent industry, where the earth was prized open for its mineral wealth, a history etched into the very topography of the land, with remnants of old mine shafts and tailings piles subtly reshaping the landscape. The local economy, though diversified now, still carries the indelible mark of that era, with a quiet pride in the region's industrious past. While the great mines have long since stilled their thunder, a sense of enduring resourcefulness persists, a quiet tenacity that defines South Range. The nearby waterways, often appearing as dark, reflective ribbons through the dense foliage, offer a different kind of bounty, a place for quiet contemplation or the pursuit of simple pleasures, a stark contrast to the industrial fervor that once defined this corner of the Upper Peninsula.
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| Location | South Range, Houghton County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 47.069928°N, 88.643181°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49963 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Range, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Range, 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 South Range includes coordinates 47.069928°N, 88.643181°W, situated in Houghton County. ZIP code 49963. 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.
