Dearborn, Michigan Weather
Dearborn, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Dearborn, Wayne County.
Full aviation weather for Dearborn is published on the Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) page, 17 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 Dearborn 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 Dearborn: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) 19 km · Oakland Troy Airport (KVLL) 24 km · Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (KONZ) 25 km · Willow Run Airport (KYIP) 31 km · Oakland Southwest Airport (KY47) 42 km
Conditions reported at KDET describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dearborn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Dearborn, Michigan
Dearborn rests on land that was once a quiet expanse, its terrain shaped by ancient glacial activity, a landscape now crisscrossed by tributaries of the Rouge River. It lies 4.8 miles north-north-east of Allen Park, MI (from Allen Park, MI: bearing 22°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west of Detroit. For centuries, this area served as a hunting ground and a place of settlement for Indigenous peoples before European fur traders and later, farmers, began to claim the territory. The establishment of the automotive industry, however, irrevocably altered Dearborn's destiny, drawing in waves of immigrants seeking opportunity and transforming it into a hub of manufacturing and innovation. This industrial heartland, with its rich soil yielding to concrete and steel, still carries the echoes of its agricultural past in the way the light sometimes catches the broad, open fields adjacent to the factories, hinting at a different kind of harvest. The cultural character of Dearborn is a vibrant mosaic, a testament to the diverse communities that have made it their home, particularly its significant Arab American population. This rich heritage is visible in the bustling markets and the aroma of spices that waft through certain neighborhoods, a sensory experience as potent as any landmark. The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village stand as monumental tributes to American ingenuity, drawing visitors from across the globe to ponder the nation's industrial journey. Dearborn is also home to the University of Michigan–Dearborn, a significant institution of higher learning. While the city has no major professional sports teams of its own, the spirit of competition can be felt in local leagues and the passionate following of regional teams. The annual Dearborn Homecoming Festival brings residents together, celebrating the city's enduring sense of community, a feeling that seems to settle over the streets like a soft, familiar dust.
Live animated radar for Dearborn 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 | Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.32226°N, 83.176314°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48126, 48128, 48120, 48121, 48123 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dearborn, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dearborn, 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 Dearborn includes coordinates 42.322260°N, 83.176314°W, situated in Wayne County. ZIP code 48126, 48128, 48120, 48121, 48123. 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.
