Sanibel, Florida Weather
Warm breeze across the mangrove maze. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanibel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast28%—90°81°—
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers20%0.09″91°78°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle12%—87°82°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm21%0.15″87°78°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm46%0.18″87°78°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—86°81°-1°
- SundayJul 12Mostly Clear13%—86°84°0°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:09 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm breeze across the mangrove maze
Sanibel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 33957
15-Day Forecast — Sanibel
- Mon90°81°28%
- Tue91°78°20%
- Wed87°82°12%
- Thu87°78°21%
- Fri87°78°46%
- Sat86°81°28%
- Sun86°84°13%
- Mon86°85°10%
- Tue86°85°19%
- Wed86°85°20%
- Thu86°85°20%
- Fri86°84°44%
- Sat85°84°44%
- Sun86°84°49%
- Mon86°84°63%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Sanibel
SPC includes Sanibel in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Sanibel
- 33957