Tipton, Michigan Weather
Tipton, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tipton, Lenawee County.
Full aviation weather for Tipton is published on the Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field (KJXN) page, 43 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KJXN describe the airfield itself. Weather 43 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tipton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tipton.
About Tipton, Michigan
Tipton rests in a quiet corner of Lenawee County, where the land rolls with a gentle, farming hand. It lies 23.4 miles south-east of Jackson, MI (from Jackson, MI: bearing 132°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north of Adrian. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the humid breath of summer air, their stalks a verdant murmur under a vast sky. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, seems to hold the memory of seasons past, a testament to generations who have coaxed sustenance from its depths. The occasional cluster of oak and maple trees, dark green against the lighter hues of agriculture, offers pockets of shade, their branches reaching like patient arms. Even the wind, when it stirs, carries the faint, earthy perfume of turned soil and growing things, a scent that defines the very character of Tipton. The history of Tipton is woven into the agricultural heartland of Michigan, a place where families have long worked the land, their lives dictated by the planting and the harvest. The economy has always been tied to the fertile ground, with farms providing the backbone of its sustenance and prosperity. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring presence of the farms themselves, the weathered barns and silos standing sentinel against the sky, speaks of a continuity. The quiet pace of life here is palpable, a steady beat that contrasts with the hurried pulse of larger cities, allowing for a deep appreciation of the simple beauties, like the way the setting sun bleeds orange and lavender across the western fields, painting the day’s end with a hushed, painterly grace.
Live animated radar for Tipton 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 | Tipton, Lenawee County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.016711°N, 84.06411°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49287 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tipton, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tipton, 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 Tipton includes coordinates 42.016711°N, 84.064110°W, situated in Lenawee County. ZIP code 49287. Telephone area code: 269. 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.
