Sylvan Lake, Michigan Weather
Sylvan Lake, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Sylvan Lake, Oakland County.
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About Sylvan Lake, Michigan
Sylvan Lake lies a quiet, verdant jewel in Oakland County, its shores a patchwork of mature trees and manicured lawns that spill down to the water's edge. It lies 2.7 miles south-west of Pontiac, MI (from Pontiac, MI: bearing 225°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west of Troy. The landscape here is a gentle undulation, a soft rise and fall of land that cradles the lake and its surrounding neighborhoods. Sunlight, when it filters through the dense canopy of oaks and maples, paints shifting mosaics on the worn asphalt of residential streets, a dappled dance that speaks of summer afternoons. The air, particularly after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the sweet perfume of blooming hydrangeas, a characteristic aroma of this Michigan terrain. This is a place where the echoes of a bygone agricultural past are still faintly audible beneath the hum of modern life, the land once yielding to the plow before embracing the more leisurely pace of lakeside living. The local economy, while no longer dominated by farming, finds its pulse in the services and amenities that cater to its residents, a network of small businesses and professional offices that form the backbone of Sylvan Lake's daily commerce. Its character is defined by its residential nature, a community built around the shared amenity of the water, fostering a sense of quiet connection among its inhabitants. The lake itself, a focal point for recreation and contemplation, offers a constant, subtle rhythm to the days, its surface mirroring the changing skies and seasons.
Live animated radar for Sylvan Lake and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Sylvan Lake, Oakland County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.611422°N, 83.328547°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48320 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sylvan Lake, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sylvan Lake, 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 Sylvan Lake includes coordinates 42.611422°N, 83.328547°W, situated in Oakland County. ZIP code 48320. 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. 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.
