Detroit Road Conditions

No full closures are reported in Detroit as of Sep 14, 2026 10:18 PM EDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

Detroit Weather Forecast: Next 6 Days

For Detroit itself. Each day shows its warmest and coldest hour, and the worst driving conditions forecast anywhere in it — not the average, because the hour that ices a bridge is the one worth knowing about.

1. Rest of today Sep 14

   

   64°F 64°F

   Dry

   Wind to 9 mph

2. Tue Sep 15

   

   93°F 66°F

   Wet worst around 6 PM

   Wind to 15 mph
   0.27 in precipitation

3. Wed Sep 16

   

   83°F 63°F

   Wet worst around 2 AM

   Wind to 14 mph
   0.15 in precipitation

4. Thu Sep 17

   

   76°F 63°F

   Moist

   Wind to 12 mph
   0.03 in precipitation

5. Fri Sep 18

   

   79°F 55°F

   Dry

   Wind to 11 mph

6. Sat Sep 19

   

   81°F 60°F

   Wet

   Wind to 12 mph
   0.16 in precipitation

Forecast, not a measurement — from the same weather service that draws this page's radar and road colors, model run 9 hours ago. Days run on Eastern time, the clock the pass keeps — not the reader's.

Getting Around Detroit

• I-275 bypasses Detroit for 35 miles; I-96 and I-94 carry the rest of the ring.
• I-696 bypasses Detroit for 28.4 miles; I-94 and I-275 carry the rest of the ring. Locally, the Reuther Freeway.

Interstates Through Detroit

These interstates run within 25 miles of Detroit, nearest first. The mile is the milepost inside Michigan, counted the way the state counts it, so it should match the exit numbers.

• I-75 near mile 50 I-75 across Michigan
• I-96 near mile 192 1.8 mi from downtown
• I-94 near mile 214 2.4 mi from downtown I-94 across Michigan

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Michigan. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Related Roads

Detroit Road Weather FAQ

Are any roads closed in Detroit right now?

No full closures are reported on I-75, I-96 and I-94 around Detroit. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.

What are Detroit road conditions today?

The map on this page colors the interstates around Detroit by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 14, 2026 10:18 PM EDT. Right now temperatures run from 60°F to 64°F and the strongest wind is 11 mph.

What is the weather forecast for Detroit this week?

At the summit, Sep 14 to Sep 19: highs 64-93°F, lows 55-66°F. No snow or ice is forecast on the road in that time. It is a forecast rather than a measurement, and the later days are less certain than the earlier ones.

How often are Detroit road conditions updated?

The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.