Whitmore Lake, Michigan Weather
Whitmore Lake, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Whitmore Lake, Livingston County.
Full aviation weather for Whitmore Lake is published on the Oakland Southwest Airport (KY47) page, 12 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 Whitmore Lake 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 Whitmore Lake: Brighton Airport (K45G) 15 km · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (KARB) 24 km · Willow Run Airport (KYIP) 28 km · Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport (KOZW) 29 km · Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) 36 km
Conditions reported at KY47 describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Whitmore Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Whitmore Lake, Michigan
Whitmore Lake lies as a shimmering jewel, its waters reflecting the broad, expansive Michigan sky, a generous canvas of ever-changing blues and grays. It lies 4.9 miles west-south-west of South Lyon, MI (from South Lyon, MI: bearing 253°T), and is situated 3.0 miles east-south-east of Hamburg. The land around it rolls with a gentle insistence, a testament to glacial artistry, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by stands of oak and maple that blaze with fiery hues in autumn. Along the shoreline, a scattering of modest homes and weathered docks speak of a life lived in close communion with the water, where the scent of pine needles mingles with the faint, briny tang of the lake itself, especially noticeable after a summer rain. The air here, even on a warm day, carries a crispness, a promise of the coming cool evenings that draw a particular kind of quietude over the landscape. The history of Whitmore Lake is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land that sustains them. Once a stop along the Ann Arbor Railroad, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the surrounding agriculture and the recreational draw of its namesake body of water. Generations have made their living from the fertile soil, and the lake has always been a focal point for summer gatherings and quiet contemplation. Though the railroad tracks have long since faded into memory, the legacy of a place that thrives on simple pleasures and neighborly connection remains. The distinct character of Whitmore Lake is found in the easygoing pace of life, where the rustle of leaves and the distant splash of a jumping fish are often the loudest sounds to break the afternoon calm.
Live animated radar for Whitmore Lake 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 | Whitmore Lake, Livingston County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.439479°N, 83.74383°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48189 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Whitmore Lake, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitmore Lake, 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 Whitmore Lake includes coordinates 42.439479°N, 83.743830°W, situated in Livingston County. ZIP code 48189. 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.
