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Towns within 2 hours of Detroit, ranked by this weekend's weather

This weekend's picks

No clear winner for Sat Nov 7 & Sun Nov 8: no town within 2 hours of Detroit clears our good-day bar on every day. These come closest.

  1. Battle Creek, MichiganMixed
    Binder Park Zoo
    about 1 h 45 min
    Sat 52F, 7% rain
    Sun 56F, 4% rain
  2. Lansing, MichiganMixed
    State Capitol 路 Impression 5
    about 1 h 25 min
    Sat 49F, 13% rain
    Sun 56F, 2% rain
  3. Jackson, MichiganMixed
    about 1 h 10 min
    Sat 50F, 16% rain
    Sun 56F, 3% rain

Forecast updated Wed, 1:53 PM EST.

Towns within 3 hours of Detroit

Within an hour

TownDriveWeather
Sylvan Lake, Michigan
Marvin's Mechanical Museum
about 30 minMixed Sat 47F, 23% rain; Sun 55F, 2% rain
Shelby, Michiganabout 35 minMixed Sat 47F, 24% rain; Sun 56F, 2% rain
Detroit Beach, Michigan
Sterling SP 路 River Raisin
about 40 minMixed Sat 50F, 13% rain; Sun 56F, 3% rain
Ann Arbor, Michigan
UMMA 路 Hands-On Museum
about 40 minMixed Sat 49F, 14% rain; Sun 56F, 4% rain
Toledo, Ohio
Museum of Art 路 Toledo Zoo
about 55 minMixed Sat 52F, 11% rain; Sun 56F, 2% rain
Port Huron, Michigan
Fort Gratiot Light
about 1 hMixed Sat 48F, 55% rain; Sun 56F, 4% rain

1 to 2 hours

TownDriveWeather
Flint, Michiganabout 1 hMixed Sat 47F, 28% rain; Sun 56F, 2% rain
Jackson, Michiganabout 1 h 10 minMixed Sat 50F, 16% rain; Sun 56F, 3% rain
Adrian, Michiganabout 1 h 20 minMixed Sat 51F, 11% rain; Sun 57F, 3% rain
Lansing, Michigan
State Capitol 路 Impression 5
about 1 h 25 minMixed Sat 49F, 13% rain; Sun 56F, 2% rain
Frankenmuth, Michigan
St. Julian Winery
about 1 h 25 minMixed Sat 49F, 32% rain; Sun 56F, 3% rain
Manitou Beach-Devils Lake, Michiganabout 1 h 30 minMixed Sat 50F, 13% rain; Sun 56F, 3% rain
Port Sanilac, Michiganabout 1 h 35 minMixed Sat 49F, 77% rain; Sun 55F, 4% rain
Bay City, Michigan
Bay City SP 路 USS Edson
about 1 h 45 minMixed Sat 50F, 31% rain; Sun 57F, 3% rain
Battle Creek, Michigan
Binder Park Zoo
about 1 h 45 minMixed Sat 52F, 7% rain; Sun 56F, 4% rain
Bowling Green, Ohioabout 1 h 20 minFair Sat 52F, 8% rain; Sun 54F, 2% rain
Fremont, Ohio
Spiegel Grove SP
about 1 h 30 minFair Sat 50F, 10% rain; Sun 54F, 2% rain
Findlay, Ohio
Mazza Museum
about 1 h 40 minFair Sat 52F, 7% rain; Sun 53F, 1% rain
Sandusky, Ohio
Cedar Point 路 Cedar Point Shores
about 1 h 50 minFair Sat 49F, 20% rain; Sun 54F, 3% rain
Defiance, Ohioabout 1 h 50 minFair Sat 53F, 6% rain; Sun 55F, 1% rain
Tiffin, Ohio
Tiffin Glass Museum
about 1 h 50 minFair Sat 51F, 7% rain; Sun 53F, 2% rain
Norwalk, Ohio
Edison Birthplace 路 Milan
about 1 h 55 minFair Sat 48F, 16% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain

2 to 3 hours

TownDriveWeather
South Gull Lake, Michigan
Gilmore Car Museum
about 2 h 5 minMixed Sat 51F, 6% rain; Sun 56F, 4% rain
Skidway Lake, Michiganabout 2 h 20 minMixed Sat 48F, 15% rain; Sun 57F, 5% rain
Sturgis, Michiganabout 2 h 30 minMixed Sat 52F, 7% rain; Sun 55F, 4% rain
Lake Isabella, Michiganabout 2 h 35 minMixed Sat 49F, 13% rain; Sun 55F, 3% rain
Avon Lake, Ohioabout 2 h 20 minFair Sat 48F, 41% rain; Sun 52F, 6% rain
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Children's Zoo 路 Science Central
about 2 h 35 minFair Sat 53F, 11% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain
Mansfield, Ohioabout 2 h 35 minFair Sat 45F, 9% rain; Sun 52F, 3% rain
Paw Paw Lake, Michigan
Van Buren SP
about 2 h 40 minFair Sat 50F, 36% rain; Sun 52F, 6% rain
Holland, Michigan
Holland SP 路 De Zwaan Windmill
about 2 h 45 minFair Sat 51F, 7% rain; Sun 53F, 6% rain
Delaware, Ohio
Olentangy Caverns 路 Alum Creek
about 2 h 45 minFair Sat 49F, 4% rain; Sun 53F, 1% rain
Houghton Lake, Michigan
South Higgins Lake SP
about 2 h 50 minFair Sat 46F, 16% rain; Sun 54F, 7% rain
South Haven, Michigan
Maritime Museum 路 Van Buren SP
about 2 h 50 minFair Sat 51F, 28% rain; Sun 52F, 6% rain
Canadian Lakes, Michiganabout 2 h 50 minFair Sat 50F, 8% rain; Sun 54F, 3% rain
Grand Haven, Michigan
Grand Haven SP 路 Hoffmaster SP
about 2 h 50 minFair Sat 52F, 7% rain; Sun 52F, 6% rain
Grayling, Michigan
Hartwick Pines SP
about 2 h 55 minFair Sat 45F, 13% rain; Sun 53F, 8% rain
Akron, Ohio
Scenic Railroad 路 Stan Hywet
about 2 h 55 minFair Sat 47F, 27% rain; Sun 54F, 3% rain
Kent, Ohio
Kent State University Museum
about 3 hFair Sat 47F, 34% rain; Sun 54F, 5% rain
Harbor Beach, Michiganabout 2 h 10 minPoor Sat 47F, 87% rain; Sun 54F, 9% rain
Port Austin, Michigan
Turnip Rock 路 Port Crescent SP
about 2 h 25 minPoor Sat 46F, 82% rain; Sun 53F, 8% rain
Cleveland, Ohio
Rock Hall 路 Museum of Art
about 2 h 40 minPoor Sat 50F, 59% rain; Sun 52F, 9% rain

Weather around Detroit

The Great Lakes shape most weekends around Detroit. In spring and early summer the lakeshore towns, from Port Huron up the Thumb to Port Austin, can be much cooler than inland when the wind is off the water. Lake Michigan's shore around Holland and Grand Haven behaves the same way.

Late in the year the lakes stay warmer than the land, which can bring lake-effect clouds and snow on the downwind side. Fronts cross Michigan quickly, so Saturday and Sunday are often worth reading separately.

How we pick

"Good" means a high from 55F to 88F, a forecast of sun or clouds, and at most a 30% chance of rain or snow, with no thunderstorm, dangerous heat or cold, strong gusts or smoke. "Mixed" means one day is good and the other isn't. Picks are ordered by that, then by the forecast and how much of a destination the town is.

Drive times start at the center of Detroit and go to the center of each town. They come from a table built on OpenStreetMap and do not include traffic or seasonal road closures.

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