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MICHIGAN · GENESEE COUNTY

Gaines

374 people, 860 ft above sea level in Genesee County.

860 ftElevation, city center
374People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 74°
Sunny now Dew point 53° · SSW 7 mph · high 70°
City of Gaines River Interstate 2 miles
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The Gaines plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Gaines

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Bishop International Airport (KFNT) · 5:53 PM
Sunny
74° Sunny Feels like 74° · high of 70° near 6 PM
WindSSW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity48%rising to 83% by morning
Pressure29.99 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 53° · Dry64° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 5 PMin about 22 hours · 39% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.1–0.5 inmost likely 0.4; 1 in 10 over 0.7
LAST RAINSept. 200.03 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Genesee County
NWS Detroit/Pontiac and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:30 AM7:21 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
36
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
70°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
89% · 1.02 in Thursday night 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 46° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 46°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 58°
0% rain — S 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 61°
70% rain 0.1–0.5″ SSW 10 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
71° 53°
90% rain 0.8–1.9″ SW 9 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 40°
20% rain — NNW 7 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 41°
0% rain — E 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 39°
0% rain — NW 8 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 35°
0% rain — NNW 6 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Gaines about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,610 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Quebec; at 10,000 feet, from the California coast. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MICHIGAN · GENESEE

Gaines

374 people, 860 ft above sea level in Genesee County.

860 ftElevation
374People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 74°
SunnyDew point 53°
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Today in Gaines

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 70° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 63° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 59° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 59° 1%
9a mostly cloudy day 62° 4%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 5 PM · 39%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58
70
A
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
61
70
C
Thu90%
Showers likely Showers likely
53
71
C
Fri20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
65
B
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
64
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
65
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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