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Michigan Road Conditions
Weather for roads in Michigan
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Michigan is a Midwestern state in the United States, known for Detroit, Grand Rapids, and major highways like I-75, I-94, and I-96 that connect the Great Lakes, industrial heartland, and remote northern routes.
- State type: U.S. state in the Midwest
- Year of statehood: 1837
- Area: 250,487 km²
Weather data from Aug 14, 2026 5:43 PM UTC
69°F
82°F
8 mph
1017-1023 hPa
See live weather forecast for Michigan. Get real-time Michigan road weather conditions displayed directly on the interactive map for your route, including interstates, state highways, and bridges across the peninsulas. The map shows live weather conditions across Michigan, updated frequently to help drivers plan safer trips through cities, rural areas, and lakefront zones. Forecasts are generated for the next 6 hours at key points along your journey and include temperature and weather conditions such as clear skies, rain, storms, snow, high wind, hail, and more. MDOT publishes incidents, construction and camera views on MiDrive, Michigan's official traffic map; this map is the weather beside it, from the lake-effect snow that comes off Lake Michigan onto US-131 and I-196 to the fog and ice on the I-75 run to the Mackinac Bridge.
MiDrive is the traveller information map run by the Michigan Department of Transportation, at michigan.gov/drive. It is the state's answer to what the road is doing at this minute, and MDOT publishes on it:
- Real-time traffic speeds across the freeway network
- Construction lane closures
- Incident and crash lane closures
- Camera views, where a camera is available
- MDOT snowplows and maintenance vehicles, which is what the map is for in winter
- Truck parking
MiDrive and the forecast on this page
MiDrive reports the closure; the weather on this page is what causes it. Michigan's two worst driving hazards both announce themselves in the forecast before they reach the road: the lake-effect snow that comes off Lake Michigan onto US-131, I-196 and the west side of the state, and the freezing rain that glazes I-94 and I-96 between Detroit, Lansing and Grand Rapids. By the time a crash or a plow shows up on MiDrive, the conditions that produced it have been on the map above for an hour.
So the two maps answer different halves of the same question, and it is worth opening both. Check MiDrive for what is shut, coned off or crawling right now. Use the six-hour forecast here to judge whether the drive gets worse while you are already on it — which is the part a live traffic map cannot tell you, because the traffic has not happened yet.
Detroit, MI weather
- In Detroit, MI, the current weather conditions are characterized by fog, contributing to a visibility of approximately 7.5 km (4.7 miles)
- The temperature is 22.9°C (73°F) with a dew point of 21.7°C (71°F), resulting in high humidity levels at 93%
- Winds are light, blowing from the east-northeast at 2.7 kph (1.7 mph)
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 1016 mb (30.06 inHg)
- As of now, there are no active weather alerts in the area.
Grand Rapids, MI weather
- Currently, in Grand Rapids, MI, the weather is mostly cloudy with a temperature of 20.9°C (69°F)
- The humidity is relatively high at 86%, and the dew point is at 18.4°C (65°F)
- Winds are coming from the northeast at approximately 6 km/h (4 mph)
- The atmospheric pressure is 1018 mb (30.06 inHg), indicating stable conditions
- Visibility is good at about 7.5 km (4.7 miles)
- There are no active weather alerts at this time, and no precipitation is reported
- Overall, it's a warm and humid morning with comfortable conditions.
Marquette, MI weather
- In Marquette, MI, the weather is currently sunny with a temperature of 16.6°C (62°F) and a dewpoint of 14.0°C (57°F)
- The humidity is at 84%, indicating a fairly humid atmosphere
- Winds are coming from the northwest at 4 to 10 mph (7 to 16 km/h), and visibility is good at 16 km (10 miles)
- The pressure is measured at 1019 mb (30.09 inHg)
- There are no active weather alerts at this time, and no precipitation or snowfall is occurring
- Overall, it is a pleasant morning in Marquette.
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