I-696 Detroit Road Conditions

Radar and live pavement conditions on the Detroit bypass — plus closures, road work and the I-94 and I-275 that carries the rest of the ring.

Updated Sep 1, 2026 4:03 AM EDT · Mostly dry, damp in places

Lowest 73°F near Detroit, Michigan · Highest wind 7 mph near Detroit, Michigan

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I-696 bypasses Detroit for 29 miles. It is not a full ring: I-94 and I-275 carry the rest of the way round.

  • Ring road for: Detroit, Michigan
  • Length: 29 mi
  • Type: Bypass
  • Ring completed by: I-94 and I-275

Temperature

Wind Speed

Rain Precip.

Coverage

Weather data from Sep 1, 2026 4:03 AM EDT

Up to 144 hours

Lowest temp.

73°F

Highest temp.

74°F

Highest wind

7 mph

Pressure

29.91-29.94 inHg

Current I-696 Conditions by State

Michigan I-696 road conditions

Dry

  • Detroit 74°F · 6 mph wind · gusting 11 mph · Dry

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I-696 Closures & Road Blocks Today

No full closures are reported on I-696 as of Sep 1, 2026 4:03 AM EDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

Weather conditions overview along the road I-696

Michigan I-696 weather conditions

Summaries fetched Aug 31, 2026 12:03 PM UTC

Detroit, MI weather

  • In Detroit, MI, the current weather conditions indicate a temperature of 73°F with a relative humidity of 87%
  • The dew point stands at 69°F, suggesting a warm and humid atmosphere
  • The wind is blowing from the southwest at approximately 3 mph
  • The sky is mostly cloudy, with cloud coverage at about 100%
  • The pressure is measured at 30.0 inHg, and visibility is good at 8.9 miles
  • There are no active weather alerts at this time.

I-696 Road Weather FAQ

Is I-696 closed right now?
No full closures are reported on I-696. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
What are I-696 road conditions today?
The map on this page colors the route along I-696 by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 1, 2026 4:03 AM EDT. Right now temperatures run from 73°F to 74°F and the strongest wind is 7 mph.
How often are I-696 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.

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