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Gaines, MI Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Gaines, a village in Genesee County, Michigan.

Today
65°F
Rain Showers
Rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Gaines

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 65°F Rain Showers 5 to 8 mph ESE 83%
Tonight 58°F Patchy Fog 5 to 8 mph ESE 83%
Sunday 68°F Chance Rain Showers 7 to 13 mph NE 47%
Sunday Night 50°F Mostly Cloudy 8 to 13 mph NE 1%
Monday 62°F Mostly Cloudy 9 to 13 mph NE 1%
Monday Night 46°F Mostly Cloudy 8 to 13 mph NE 3%
Tuesday 62°F Partly Sunny 10 to 15 mph NE 5%
Tuesday Night 49°F Chance Rain Showers 14 mph ENE 37%
Wednesday 62°F Chance Rain Showers 14 mph ENE 46%
Wednesday Night 50°F Chance Rain Showers 6 to 12 mph ENE 46%
Thursday 65°F Partly Sunny 9 mph NE 14%
Thursday Night 49°F Mostly Cloudy 3 to 8 mph NE 13%
Friday 69°F Mostly Sunny 5 to 9 mph NNE 7%
Friday Night 48°F Partly Cloudy 3 to 8 mph NE 6%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Gaines (42.873, -83.911). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Gaines

Last spring frost
May 3
First fall frost
Oct 12
Growing season
161 days
Hardiness zone
6a

More local growing data for Gaines: nearby ZIP 48436 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Michigan frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Linden Wwtp, Mi (5.8 mi from Gaines). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.