Observed 10:55 PM EDT at KFMY

Sanibel, FL weather

Clear and 72°22°, gusts to 35 mph57 km/h tomorrow.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Clear

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 31 mph49 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 64°18°; Sticky
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 42Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (72°22° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 35 mph56 km/h tomorrow 8 AM–Monday 5 AM
Above 80°27° tomorrow by noon
Feels like 90°32°+ tomorrow 2–4 PM (peak 91°33°)
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h Monday from 9 AM
Feels like 90°32°+ Monday 1–5 PM (peak 91°33°)

TonightNear 72°22° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 79°26° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 83°28° · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 10% · feels like 91°33° · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h
Tomorrow nightDown to 72°22° by 2 AM · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
Monday morningUp to 80°27° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 83°28° · feels like 91°33° · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Partly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 75°24° by 10 PM · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11p	Clear	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	77%	7%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	82%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	87%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	90%	13%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	92%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	94%	15%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	96%	15%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	96%	18%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	95%	33%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	95%	25%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	89%	53%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	83%	72%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	83°28°	5%	22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	76%	82%	4
Sun 12p	Drizzle	82°28° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	87°31°	5%	23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	71%	81%	5
Sun 1p	Drizzle	84°29° (likely 74°23° to 84°29°)	89°32°	10%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	68%	62%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 76°24° to 84°29°)	90°32°	10%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	66%	67%	5
Sun 3p	Drizzle	85°29° (likely 74°23° to 85°29°)	91°33°	10%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	66%	63%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	89°32°	10%	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 35 mph57 km/h	67%	47%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	88°31°	5%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	67%	41%	3
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	86°30°	5%	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	68%	28%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	5%	25 mph40 km/h from NNE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	77%	18%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	5%	25 mph40 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	80%	24%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	81%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	86%	10%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	87%	15%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	89%	13%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	90%	15%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	90%	20%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	90%	55%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	91%	36%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	90%	56%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	90%	46%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	90%	63%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	86%	64%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	80%	59%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	84°29°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	74%	58%	4
Mon 12p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 74°23° to 82°28°)	87°31°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	70%	75%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	90°32°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	66%	57%	6
Mon 2p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 80°27° to 85°29°)	91°33°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	64%	49%	6
Mon 3p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 79°26° to 85°29°)	91°33°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	63%	37%	6
Mon 4p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 80°27° to 85°29°)	90°32°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	63%	14%	5
Mon 5p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	88°31°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	64%	20%	3
Mon 6p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	86°30°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	67%	60%	1
Mon 7p	Mostly clear	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	82°28°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	72%	49%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	76%	32%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	79%	14%	0
Mon 10p	Clear	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	81%	19%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 69°21°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. North northeast wind around 17 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
7
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 85°29°, low 72°22°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–85°29°
Low, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 85°29°, low 71°22°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 85°29°, low 72°22°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 75°24°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–85°29°
Low, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 73°23°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°26°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 74°24°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 72°22°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°30°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 71°22°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 84°29°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 78°25°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 74°24°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 74°23°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°29°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°25°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 75°24°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 84.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 74°23°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°26°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 73°23°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°26°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 69°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 85°, low 72°.
Monday
Dry, high 85°, low 71°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 81–85°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (TBW) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Tarpon Bay Sanibel Island (In MHHW)

1.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 9:42 PM · NWS gauge page

Wulfert Keys Power line Sanibel (In MHHW)

3.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 9:54 PM · NWS gauge page

Inundation Sensor at St. James City

3.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.0 ft

Reading from Sat 9:29 PM · NWS gauge page

Dixie Beach Sanibel (In MHHW)

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.4 ft

Reading from Sat 8:54 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 19 min; Losing 1 min 29 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 50 min less
Golden hour: 6:20–7:06 PM; Morning 7:18–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 7:06–7:15 PM; Morning 7:09–7:18 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11:18 PM–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Sanibel. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sanibel, FL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tarpon Bay Sanibel Island (In MHHW)

Wulfert Keys Power line Sanibel (In MHHW)

Inundation Sensor at St. James City

Dixie Beach Sanibel (In MHHW)

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon