Willis, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Willis, Washtenaw County.
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Willis breathes the quiet, unassuming air of southeastern Michigan, a landscape shaped by the slow grind of glaciers and the patient work of farmers. It lies 5.8 miles south-west of Van Buren Township, MI (from Van Buren Township, MI: bearing 220°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-south-west of Romulus. Here, the land unfolds in broad, fertile plains, cut by the meandering silver threads of small rivers and dotted with pockets of woodlands that hold the damp, earthy scent of decay and renewal. The sky above Willis is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often a pale, washed blue in summer, deepening to bruised purples and fiery oranges as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long, spectral shadows across fields of corn and soy. The character of Willis is one of quiet perseverance, a place where life moves with the steady, predictable rhythm of the seasons, marked by the rumble of tractors and the distant bark of a dog. The history of Willis is a story written in the soil and whispered by the wind, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land. Once a vital hub for agriculture, its fertile ground has yielded harvests for generations, the local economy still tethered to the bounty of the earth, with farming and related industries forming its backbone. Though the grand pronouncements of history may have passed it by, Willis holds a distinct charm, a grounded reality that eschews the clamor of larger cities for a more personal scale. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries a clean, sharp scent, a reminder of the elemental forces that continue to shape this corner of Washtenaw County.
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| Location | Willis, Washtenaw County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.158374°N, 83.557992°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48191 |
| 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 Willis, 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 Willis includes coordinates 42.158374°N, 83.557992°W, situated in Washtenaw County. ZIP code 48191. 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.