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Weather in Bayou La Batre, Alabama

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

Bayou La Batre, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Bayou La Batre, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
71°
9p
66°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
L 59°H 83°
Bayou La Batre, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    82°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    83°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    83°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    82°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    82°75°
Bayou La Batre, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 96°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 96° from the sse.
Bayou La Batre, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.0
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.0
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Bayou La Batre, AL
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
10.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bayou La Batre, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bayou La Batre, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 AM
Moonset
1:02 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bayou La Batre, 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 →

Bayou La Batre at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (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 Bayou La Batre

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.