Redford, Michigan Weather
Redford, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Redford, Wayne County.
Full aviation weather for Redford is published on the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) page, 19 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 Redford 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 Redford: Oakland Troy Airport (KVLL) 20 km · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) 24 km · Willow Run Airport (KYIP) 25 km · Oakland Southwest Airport (KY47) 30 km · Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) 33 km
Conditions reported at KDTW describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Redford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Redford, Michigan
Redford lies spread across a modest undulation of land, a place where the sky often feels vast and a little lonely, especially in the waning light of an autumn afternoon. It lies 3.0 miles east-north-east of Livonia, MI (from Livonia, MI: bearing 70°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-west of Dearborn. The terrain here is the kind that suggests a long, slow shaping by water, with the occasional shallow ditch or drainage way hinting at a past where creeks might have been more prominent. Streets unfurl in a checkerboard of residential blocks, punctuated by strips of commerce and the occasional green expanse of a park, where the leaves of mature oaks and maples tumble in the wind, a silent, colorful testament to the seasons. The air, particularly after a rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a reminder of the rich soil that underpins this part of southeastern Michigan, a subtle perfume that clings to the eaves of houses and the hoods of passing cars. The history of Redford is intertwined with the agricultural roots of Wayne County, a legacy that still whispers in the names of some of its older roads and the occasional farmstead that has resisted the onward march of suburban development. For decades, its economy has been shaped by the industrial heartland of Detroit, with residents often commuting to the automotive plants and manufacturing centers that defined the region. While that industrial hum has evolved, Redford itself has become a place where people build lives, raise families, and find their footing, a community that has seen waves of change and adaptation. Notable for its well-maintained parks and a strong sense of local identity, Redford offers a quiet backdrop to the dynamism of the wider metropolitan area, a pocket of settled life with its own distinct character.
Live animated radar for Redford 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.
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| Location | Redford, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.38337°N, 83.296597°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48239, 48240 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Redford, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Redford, 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 Redford includes coordinates 42.383370°N, 83.296597°W, situated in Wayne County. ZIP code 48239, 48240. 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.
