Gaines, Michigan Weather
Gaines, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gaines, Genesee County.
Full aviation weather for Gaines is published on the Bishop International Airport (KFNT) page, 18 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Gaines have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Gaines: Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport (KOZW) 28 km · Brighton Airport (K45G) 35 km · Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) 46 km · Oakland Southwest Airport (KY47) 47 km
Conditions reported at KFNT describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gaines specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gaines.
About Gaines, Michigan
Gaines rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate work of glaciers, where the land rises and falls in broad, rolling swells, hinting at the immense power that once shaped this terrain. It lies 15.0 miles south-west of Flint, MI (from Flint, MI: bearing 230°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-west of Swartz Creek. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch across these gentle contours, their green and gold hues shifting with the passage of the sun, a living testament to the agricultural heart of this place. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a fragrance that speaks of the seasons’ unhurried turning. Occasional stands of oak and maple, their branches reaching skyward like weathered hands, punctuate the open expanses, offering patches of cool shade and a vibrant contrast to the cultivated fields. The history of Gaines is deeply entwined with the fertile earth and the industrious spirit of its early settlers, who found promise in this rich soil. While not a hub of heavy industry, Gaines has long sustained itself through agriculture, with family farms passing down generations, their legacy etched into the very way of life here. The local economy, though modest, is anchored in the enduring cycle of planting and harvest, a rhythm that dictates the pace of days and the conversations in the general store. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the occasional rumble of grain trucks are the soundtrack to life in Gaines, a constant reminder of its connection to the land and the sustenance it provides.
Live animated radar for Gaines and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Gaines, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.87253°N, 83.914125°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48436 |
| Area Code | 248 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gaines, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gaines, Michigan, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Gaines includes coordinates 42.872530°N, 83.914125°W, situated in Genesee County. ZIP code 48436. Telephone area code: 248. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Detroit).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
