Brownstown, Michigan Weather
Brownstown, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Brownstown, Wayne County.
Full aviation weather for Brownstown is published on the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) page, 10 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 Brownstown 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 Brownstown: Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (KONZ) 10 km · Willow Run Airport (KYIP) 24 km · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) 36 km · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (KARB) 40 km · Oakland Troy Airport (KVLL) 44 km
Conditions reported at KDTW describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Brownstown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Brownstown, Michigan
Brownstown’s landscape unfolds with a quiet persistence, a tapestry of cultivated fields and scattered woodlands that speak of an enduring relationship between the land and its people. It lies 5.6 miles south-west of Southgate, MI (from Southgate, MI: bearing 221°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south of Taylor. The terrain, largely flat with subtle, almost imperceptible rises, allows the wide Michigan sky to dominate, its moods shifting from the crisp clarity of autumn mornings to the bruised purples of approaching storms. Creeks like the Huron and the Willow, though often unassuming in their passage, trace vital arteries through the soil, their banks softened by reeds and the occasional stoic oak. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a rain, mingled with the faint, sweet aroma of ripening corn in late summer, a perfume that clings to the very fabric of the place. The history of Brownstown is tied to the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of those who first settled it, seeking sustenance from the rich farmland that defines much of its present character. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the underlying agricultural pulse remains, a testament to the enduring value of the earth. The Willow Creek area, in particular, has seen its share of development, evolving from rural roots to embrace a more suburban feel, yet the echoes of its farming past are never far from view. The nearby Lake Erie Metropark offers a breath of wilder air, a place where the natural world asserts its presence with a quiet, undeniable power, reminding visitors of the broader ecosystem that cradles Brownstown.
Live animated radar for Brownstown 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 | Brownstown, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.15254°N, 83.266334°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48183 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brownstown, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brownstown, 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 Brownstown includes coordinates 42.152540°N, 83.266334°W, situated in Wayne County. ZIP code 48183. 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.
