St. Helen, Michigan Weather
St. Helen, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for St. Helen, Roscommon County.
Full aviation weather for St. Helen is published on the Roscommon Conservation Airport (K3RC) page, 18 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. 6 airfields within reach of St. Helen 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 St. Helen: Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (KHTL) 21 km · Sugar Springs Airpark (K5M6) 25 km · Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport (K51M) 42 km · Grayling Army Air Field (KGOV) 43 km · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (KGDW) 44 km
Conditions reported at K3RC describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at St. Helen specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for St. Helen.
About St. Helen, Michigan
St. Helen lies on the cusp of Michigan's wilder north, a place where the land itself seems to breathe a little slower. It lies 52.3 miles north of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 351°T), and is situated 17.8 miles east of Houghton Lake. The terrain here is a gentle study in contrasts: rolling woodlands of pine and oak give way to the wide, shimmering expanse of St. Helen Lake, its surface often mirroring the bruised twilight sky. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crisp, pine-scented coolness, a tangible reminder of the surrounding forests that stretch out like an emerald sea. Around the lake's edge, sandy shores meet the water, inviting quiet contemplation or the splash of a jumping fish. The history of St. Helen is intrinsically tied to the very waters that define it. Once a hub for logging operations, the sturdy timbers of the past now lie beneath the lake's surface or have long since been milled into the foundations of the homes that dot the landscape. The local economy still leans heavily on the abundance of the natural world; fishing and recreation are the lifeblood of St. Helen, drawing visitors who seek the unpretentious charm of a lakeside retreat. The spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the land are palpable here, a quiet legacy passed down through generations who have learned to live in harmony with the rhythms of the seasons and the generous offerings of St. Helen Lake.
Live animated radar for St. Helen 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 | St. Helen, Roscommon County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44.36363°N, 84.410291°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48656 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. Helen, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. Helen, 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 St. Helen includes coordinates 44.363630°N, 84.410291°W, situated in Roscommon County. ZIP code 48656. Telephone area code: 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.
