Bayou La Batre, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bayou La Batre weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——94°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—91°78°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers41%—90°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail50%—90°80°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm36%—91°79°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm19%—90°78°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm11%—89°80°-1°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bayou La Batre at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36509
16-Day Forecast — Bayou La Batre
- Sat94°76°8%
- Sun91°78°20%
- Mon90°76°41%
- Tue90°80°50%
- Wed91°79°36%
- Thu90°78°19%
- Fri89°80°11%
- Sat90°80°21%
- Sun89°81°39%
- Mon89°76°42%
- Tue86°74°35%
- Wed87°73°48%
- Thu88°81°48%
- Fri84°79°56%
- Sat88°81°46%
- Sun89°78°42%
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 — Bayou La Batre
SPC includes Bayou La Batre 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 Bayou La Batre
- 36544
- 36509