Spruce, Michigan Weather
Spruce, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Spruce, Alcona County.
Full aviation weather for Spruce is published on the Alpena County Regional Airport (KAPN) page, 27 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 Spruce 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 Spruce: Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport (KOSC) 44 km · Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport (K51M) 55 km
Conditions reported at KAPN describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Spruce specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Spruce.
About Spruce, Michigan
Spruce lies in a land where the pine trees, both living and long-fallen, have shaped the very character of the earth. It lies 88.9 miles north-north-east of Bay City, MI (from Bay City, MI: bearing 13°T), and is situated 4.2 miles south-south-west of Ossineke. Rolling hills, sculpted by ancient glaciers, give way to broad, open fields that stretch towards the horizon, their contours softened by the persistent whisper of the wind. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of evergreen and damp soil, a fragrance that deepens as the sun dips low, bathing the landscape in a golden light that seems to linger, reluctant to yield to the coming night. This is a place of quiet expansiveness, where the sky feels vast and the silence is punctuated only by the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a bird. The history of Spruce is interwoven with the bounty of the land and the resilience of its people. Once a hub for logging, the echoes of that industrious past can still be felt in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of its older buildings, a testament to the hard work and determination that built this locality. Today, agriculture continues to be a vital thread in the economic tapestry, with farms producing a variety of crops that thrive in the rich, sandy loam. The nearby waterways, cool and clear, offer a refreshing counterpoint to the verdant countryside, a place where time seems to slow, allowing for quiet reflection and a deep appreciation for the enduring spirit of Spruce.
Live animated radar for Spruce 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 | Spruce, Alcona County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44.844179°N, 83.465807°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49831, 48762 |
| Area Code | 906, 586 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Spruce, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Spruce, 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 Spruce includes coordinates 44.844179°N, 83.465807°W, situated in Alcona County. ZIP code 49831, 48762. Telephone area code: 906, 586. 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.
