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Perdido, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Perdido weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Perdido, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:18 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
85%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Sunset
2:57 PM
Perdido, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPerdido, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 74°H 90°
Perdido, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    35%
    90°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    57%
    88°72°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    54%
    0.01″
    94°74°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    25%
    92°74°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    29%
    94°74°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    94°75°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    96°76°+2°
Perdido, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 79°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 12 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 221SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 79° from the sse.
Perdido, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.81005.71006.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Perdido, AL
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Perdido, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.8mi
UNLIMITED
81 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:18 UTC · Perdido, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:18 UTC · Perdido, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Perdido, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Perdido, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Perdido, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
2:57 PM
Civil dusk
8:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Perdido, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
11:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Perdido, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Perdido at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 36562

15-Day Forecast — Perdido

  1. Sun90°74°35%
  2. Mon88°72°57%
  3. Tue94°74°54%
  4. Wed92°74°25%
  5. Thu94°74°29%
  6. Fri94°75°29%
  7. Sat96°76°50%
  8. Sun90°74°61%
  9. Mon89°72°60%
  10. Tue87°70°33%
  11. Wed91°71°27%
  12. Thu95°74°36%
  13. Fri94°74°48%
  14. Sat96°73°56%
  15. Sun99°73°57%

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 — Perdido

SPC includes Perdido 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 Perdido

  • 36562

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.