Washington, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Washington, Macomb County.
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Washington, Michigan, sits a quiet sentinel in Macomb County, its landscape a gentle sweep of fertile ground that has long invited the plow. It lies 3.2 miles north of Shelby Township, MI (from Shelby Township, MI: bearing 2°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north of Sterling Heights. Rolling fields, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds under the vast Michigan sky, give way to stands of mature oak and maple, their branches reaching skyward like weathered hands. The air here, particularly in the soft light of late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of damp earth and distant blossoms, a subtle perfume that clings to the breeze. Roads, mostly straight and true, bisect the farmland, leading past sturdy farmhouses and barns that have weathered generations, their paint weathered to a soft, comforting hue. The story of Washington is one of tenacious roots, deeply planted in the rich soil of southeastern Michigan. Originally settled by farmers drawn to the land's bounty, the area cultivated a reputation for agricultural productivity, a legacy that still hums beneath the surface of modern life. While the broader economic currents have shifted, the spirit of industriousness remains, evident in the local businesses that serve the surrounding communities and the quiet hum of activity that marks the rhythm of daily life. There are no grand pronouncements or bustling thoroughfares here; instead, Washington offers a sense of enduring simplicity, a place where the turning of the seasons still dictates much of the land's character and the lives lived upon it.
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| Location | Washington, Macomb County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.724476°N, 83.036042°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48094, 48095 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washington, 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 Washington includes coordinates 42.724476°N, 83.036042°W, situated in Macomb County. ZIP code 48094, 48095. 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.