Vernon, Michigan Weather
Vernon, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vernon, Shiawassee County.
Full aviation weather for Vernon is published on the Owosso Community Airport (KRNP) page, 11 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. 3 airfields within reach of Vernon 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 Vernon: Capital Region International Airport (KLAN) 49 km · Mason Jewett Field (KTEW) 52 km
Conditions reported at KRNP describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vernon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vernon.
About Vernon, Michigan
Vernon rests in a quiet corner of Shiawassee County, where the land begins to roll gently, a prelude to the more pronounced hills further north. It lies 18.0 miles west-south-west of Flint, MI (from Flint, MI: bearing 254°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-south-east of Owosso. The soil here is a rich, dark loam, testament to generations of farming, and it cradles fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards a sky often painted with the soft hues of dawn and dusk. A scattering of mature oak and maple trees punctuate the landscape, their branches reaching out like patient observers of the seasons. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and growing things, a subtle perfume that clings to the quiet roads and the modest homes. The history of Vernon is deeply tied to the agricultural bounty of the region, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy. Once a more bustling crossroads, the community has settled into a comfortable pace, its livelihood still rooted in the cultivation of the land. The Shiawassee River, a quiet ribbon of water, flows nearby, its presence a constant, gentle murmur in the background of daily life. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the enduring spirit of Vernon is visible in the neat farms, the well-kept church steeples, and the simple, honest way of life that has persisted through the years, a quiet testament to resilience.
Live animated radar for Vernon 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 | Vernon, Shiawassee County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.939197°N, 84.029408°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48476, 48429 |
| Area Code | 248 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vernon, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vernon, 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 Vernon includes coordinates 42.939197°N, 84.029408°W, situated in Shiawassee County. ZIP code 48476, 48429. 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. 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.
