Lake Fenton, Michigan Weather
Lake Fenton, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Fenton, Genesee County.
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About Lake Fenton, Michigan
Lake Fenton rests, a blue eye in the rolling green of Genesee County, its shores a mosaic of summer homes and the deep, quiet green of oak and maple. It lies 11.5 miles south of Flint, MI (from Flint, MI: bearing 185°T), and is situated 3.3 miles north of Fenton. The water, often mirroring the vast, pale Michigan sky, is a highway for pleasure boats and a resting place for the calls of loons that echo across its surface at dawn. On calm mornings, mist curls low over the lake, blurring the edges of the land, and the air carries the faint, sweet scent of pine and damp earth. The terrain itself is a gentle rise and fall, the land sloping down to the water's edge, dotted with the occasional sandy cove where children build temporary kingdoms. For generations, the lifeblood of Lake Fenton has been its connection to the water, a summer haven for those escaping the heat of Detroit and a year-round home for families drawn to its tranquil beauty. The economy here is largely tied to recreation and the seasonal influx of visitors, with marinas and bait shops lining the approaches to the lake, their weathered wood bearing the marks of countless summers. The legacy of its founding is spoken in the names of the older cottages, passed down through families, and in the quiet traditions of lake life – the evening gatherings on screened porches, the shared laughter drifting across the water. It is a place where time seems to move at the pace of the slow drift of a canoe, measured by the lengthening shadows of the afternoon sun.
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| Location | Lake Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.846139°N, 83.707729°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48430 |
| Area Code | 248 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Fenton, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Fenton, 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 Lake Fenton includes coordinates 42.846139°N, 83.707729°W, situated in Genesee County. ZIP code 48430. Telephone area code: 248. 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.
