Allen Park, Michigan Weather
Allen Park, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Allen Park, Wayne County.
Full aviation weather for Allen Park is published on the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) page, 13 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 Allen Park 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 Allen Park: Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (KONZ) 18 km · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) 24 km · Willow Run Airport (KYIP) 26 km · Oakland Troy Airport (KVLL) 32 km · Oakland Southwest Airport (KY47) 44 km
Conditions reported at KDTW describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Allen Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Allen Park, Michigan
Allen Park unfolds as a tapestry of manicured lawns and mature trees, the suburban quietude punctuated by the distant hum of traffic. It lies 1.7 miles west-north-west of Lincoln Park, MI (from Lincoln Park, MI: bearing 286°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-south-west of Detroit. Its terrain, a gentle flatness born of glacial retreat, offers broad vistas under a wide Michigan sky, where the air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and mown grass. Streetlights cast a warm, amber glow on evenings that often bring a soft, diffused light, softening the edges of houses and fences into a gentle, almost painterly scene. The character of Allen Park is one of settled domesticity, a place where the rhythm of life is measured by school bells and the predictable sweep of lawnmowers on Saturday mornings, a quiet confidence in its own well-ordered existence. This section of Wayne County carries the imprint of post-war growth, a testament to the burgeoning automotive industry that shaped much of southeastern Michigan. While the grand assembly lines that once defined the local economy have shifted and evolved, the spirit of industry remains, now manifesting in diverse commercial enterprises and small businesses that serve the needs of its residents. The presence of the beloved Green alien statue, a quirky landmark that has become an enduring symbol for Allen Park, speaks to a sense of local pride and a willingness to embrace the distinctive. The city's layout, a grid of streets, reflects a structured development, and its proximity to Detroit means that the broader currents of regional commerce and culture are never far from reach, yet Allen Park maintains its own distinct identity, a place of quiet continuity.
Live animated radar for Allen Park 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 | Allen Park, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.257538°N, 83.211038°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48101 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Allen Park, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Allen Park, 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 Allen Park includes coordinates 42.257538°N, 83.211038°W, situated in Wayne County. ZIP code 48101. Telephone area code: 313. 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.
