Gas Prices Are Falling. Your July 4 Fill-Up Still Won't Feel Cheap.

The good news is that gasoline prices have been falling for six straight weeks.

The bad news?

Americans are still heading into one of the most expensive Independence Day weekends they've ever seen.

GasBuddy projects the national average price of gasoline will be about $3.75 per gallon on July 4—the second-highest on record, trailing only the $4.80 per gallon reached during the energy crisis of 2022.

That's a far cry from May, when the closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent gasoline prices soaring alongside crude oil.

But it's also about 65…