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Weather in Bay Minette, Alabama

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bay Minette, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
71%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Bay Minette, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
61°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
L 56°H 81°
Bay Minette, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    81°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    16%
    85°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    94°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    22%
    92°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    31%
    91°69°
Bay Minette, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · veering 63°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the s.
Bay Minette, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bay Minette, AL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.6 μg/m³
PM 10
10.4 μg/m³
NO₂
7.0 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bay Minette, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bay Minette, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
1:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bay Minette, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bay Minette at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Bay Minette

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.