Weather in Dauphin Island, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dauphin Island, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
76%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Dauphin Island, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
73°
3a
74°
4a
74°
5a
74°
6a
73°
7a
73°
8a
72°
9a
74°
10a
75°
11a
74°
12p
74°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
77°
7p
76°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
Dauphin Island, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—77°74°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—76°76°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—78°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°75°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—83°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—82°73°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle23%82°75°
Dauphin Island, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dauphin Island, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
147° · backing 6°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Dauphin Island, AL
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dauphin Island, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dauphin Island, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:13 AM
- Moonset
- 1:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dauphin Island, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Dauphin Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.