| National Weather Service Forecast for:
Sanibel, FL Issued by: National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area/Ruskin, FL |
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| Updated: Thu, 16-Jul-2026 3:11pm EDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This Afternoon |
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 104. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. |
| Tonight |
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. Heat index values as high as 103. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. |
| Friday |
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. Northwest wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. |
| Friday Night |
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. Heat index values as high as 98. Northwest wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
| Saturday |
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
| Saturday Night |
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. South southwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
| Sunday |
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South southwest wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. |
| Sunday Night |
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 83. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
| Monday |
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
| Monday Night |
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%. |
| Tuesday |
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 50%. |
| Tuesday Night |
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Wednesday |
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 40%. |
| Wednesday Night |
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 82. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Sanibel, FL.
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