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, Dickinson County.
Full aviation weather for Spruce is published on the Ford Airport (KIMT) page, 32 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: Iron County Airport (K50D) 38 km · Marquette/Sawyer International Airport (KSAW) 50 km
Conditions reported at KIMT describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 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 in Dickinson County, Michigan, exhales a quiet, pine-scented breath into the crisp Upper Peninsula air. It lies 70.0 miles north-north-west of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 330°T), and is situated 18.0 miles north-east of Iron Mountain. The land here is a study in gentle, rolling hills, cloaked in the deep emerald of mixed hardwoods and the stoic, dark green of spruce and fir. Small, clear streams, more murmur than rush, thread their way through the terrain, reflecting the vast, often bruised-purple sky of approaching twilight. The soil itself, a rich, dark loam, speaks of seasons of growth and decay, of a slow, persistent unfolding. Even in the stillness, there is a sense of vibrant, unhurried life, of roots reaching deep into the earth, a quiet resilience that defines the character of this northern place. The history of Spruce is inextricably tied to the bounty of the land, a narrative shaped by the logging and mining industries that once pulsed through this region. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of timber and ore, carved out a life amidst the dense forests and mineral-rich earth. Though the great logging booms have long since faded, the echoes of that industrious past linger in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of the older homes that dot the landscape. Today, Spruce maintains a connection to its rural roots, with a local economy that finds its footing in agriculture and the enduring allure of the natural world, drawing those who seek a slower cadence and the profound peace of the wild north.
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.
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| Location | Spruce, Dickinson County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45.985787°N, 87.777354°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 45.985787°N, 87.777354°W, situated in Dickinson 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.
