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Gibraltar, Michigan Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gibraltar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Gibraltar, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:30 AM
71
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
73°
Humidity
86%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
5:11 PM
Gibraltar, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGibraltar, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 61% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 71°H 88°
Gibraltar, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    61%
    0.08″
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    0.10″
    80°69°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    26%
    77°63°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°62°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    31%
    0.01″
    73°67°-11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    80°61°+7°
Gibraltar, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
312° · veering 95°
Direction
NW
312°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 37 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 95° from the nw.
Gibraltar, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.2
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.2
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994997
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.4994.1996.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Gibraltar, MI
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-24 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Gibraltar, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
18.6mi
UNLIMITED
83 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:30 UTC · Gibraltar, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:30 UTC · Gibraltar, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gibraltar, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gibraltar, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gibraltar, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
5:11 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gibraltar, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gibraltar, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gibraltar at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Gibraltar

  1. Sat88°71°61%
  2. Sun80°69°73%
  3. Mon77°63°26%
  4. Tue83°62°9%
  5. Wed84°63°8%
  6. Thu73°67°31%
  7. Fri80°61°27%
  8. Sat78°65°19%
  9. Sun78°64°16%
  10. Mon83°61°11%
  11. Tue75°65°12%
  12. Wed80°60°27%
  13. Thu82°61°37%
  14. Fri80°69°42%
  15. Sat78°63°14%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Gibraltar

SPC includes Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar

  • 48173

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.