Orion Township, Michigan Weather
Orion Township, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Orion Township, Oakland County.
Full aviation weather for Orion Township is published on the Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) page, 16 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 Orion Township 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 Orion Township: Oakland Troy Airport (KVLL) 26 km · Oakland Southwest Airport (KY47) 40 km · Bishop International Airport (KFNT) 44 km · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) 46 km · Brighton Airport (K45G) 46 km
Conditions reported at KPTK describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Orion Township specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Orion Township.
About Orion Township, Michigan
Orion Township unfurls across a landscape where the land itself seems to breathe, a gentle rise and fall of terrain that cradles sleepy hollows and opens onto sun-drenched clearings. It lies 5.4 miles east-north-east of Independence, MI (from Independence, MI: bearing 65°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-east of Waterford. The air, especially in the lingering warmth of a late afternoon, carries the faint, earthy perfume of cultivated fields and the distant, almost mournful whisper of wind through stands of oak and maple. Here, the sky feels vast, a canvas that shifts from the sharp, crystalline blue of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of twilight, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch like ink spills across the fields. Creeks, often no more than silver ribbons glinting through the undergrowth, murmur their secrets to the reeds and cattails that line their banks, the sound a constant, quiet counterpoint to the hum of life in Orion Township. The history of Orion Township is a story of farmers who, in generations past, wrestled abundance from this fertile ground, their efforts now visible in the neat rows of corn and soybean that still dominate the agricultural economy, a quiet testament to enduring traditions. Later, the whisper of industry, a more metallic hum, began to weave itself into the fabric of the place, with manufacturing plants and workshops establishing roots, drawing in new faces and adding a different kind of pulse to the rhythm of daily life. Lake Orion, the shimmering heart of the township, has always been a focal point, drawing families and visitors to its shores for generations, its waters reflecting the changing seasons and the dreams of those who have lived and loved along its banks. This confluence of agrarian heritage and industrial evolution lends Orion Township a character that is both grounded and forward-looking, a place where the past is not forgotten but quietly informs the present.
Live animated radar for Orion Township 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 | Orion Township, Oakland County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.766172°N, 83.283309°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48362 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orion Township, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orion Township, 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 Orion Township includes coordinates 42.766172°N, 83.283309°W, situated in Oakland County. ZIP code 48362. 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.
