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Weather in Grand Bay, Alabama

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

Grand Bay, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:49 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
78%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Grand Bay, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
L 58°H 82°
Grand Bay, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    82°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    85°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    86°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    88°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    15%
    86°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    86°72°
Grand Bay, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · veering 55°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
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 6 · pk 13 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 55° from the sse.
Grand Bay, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Grand Bay, 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
Grand Bay, 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 43m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Bay, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 AM
Moonset
1:02 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Grand Bay, 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 →

Grand Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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 Grand Bay

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.