Deford, Michigan Weather
Deford, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Deford, Tuscola County.
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About Deford, Michigan
Deford rests in a flat, broad stretch of Michigan's Thumb, where the land gently slopes towards the Saginaw Bay, a subtle incline that defines the drainage and the way the sky seems to stretch endlessly overhead. It lies 35.3 miles east of Bay City, MI (from Bay City, MI: bearing 99°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south of Cass City. The fields here are wide, checkerboards of green and gold depending on the season, broken by stands of poplar and maple trees that offer little resistance to the prevailing winds. The air often carries the scent of turned earth and, in the summer, the sweet, heavy perfume of ripening crops. The houses, mostly modest and practical, stand a respectful distance from the road, their porches wide enough to catch a stray breeze on a sweltering August afternoon. The history of Deford is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of Tuscola County, a place where farming has always been the lifeblood. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil, cleared the land and established a community built on hard work and a shared understanding of the seasons. The local economy, though diversified, still leans heavily on the cultivation of corn, soybeans, and sugar beets, crops that dictate the rhythm of life from planting to harvest. You can still find remnants of the past in the old grain elevators that punctuate the horizon, silent sentinels of a bygone era, and in the quiet hum of machinery that signals the ongoing work of feeding the nation.
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| Location | Deford, Tuscola County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.513353°N, 83.192446°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48729 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Deford, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Deford, Michigan, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Deford includes coordinates 43.513353°N, 83.192446°W, situated in Tuscola County. ZIP code 48729. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
