Bay Minette, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bay Minette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers47%0.70″88°74°—
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm56%—88°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail58%—94°74°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—96°73°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers25%—95°74°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—97°75°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%0.01″96°75°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bay Minette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36507
15-Day Forecast — Bay Minette
- Sun88°74°47%
- Mon88°72°56%
- Tue94°74°58%
- Wed96°73°21%
- Thu95°74°25%
- Fri97°75°26%
- Sat96°75°46%
- Sun82°72°61%
- Mon75°71°59%
- Tue89°71°34%
- Wed86°73°28%
- Thu90°73°35%
- Fri91°72°48%
- Sat92°71°49%
- Sun79°72°56%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Bay Minette
SPC includes Bay Minette 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 Bay Minette
- 36507