Dauphin Island, Alabama Weather
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Dauphin Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast19%—87°82°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers51%—86°81°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail75%—90°80°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm50%—91°79°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm33%—90°78°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm20%—89°80°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle19%—90°80°+1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) 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 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) 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
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dauphin Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 36528
15-Day Forecast — Dauphin Island
- Sun87°82°19%
- Mon86°81°51%
- Tue90°80°75%
- Wed91°79°50%
- Thu90°78°33%
- Fri89°80°20%
- Sat90°80°19%
- Sun89°81°42%
- Mon89°76°38%
- Tue86°74°30%
- Wed87°73°35%
- Thu88°81°39%
- Fri84°79°45%
- Sat88°81°48%
- Sun89°78°53%
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 — Dauphin Island
SPC includes Dauphin Island 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 Dauphin Island
- 36528