Weather in Orange Beach, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orange Beach, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
75%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
Orange Beach, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
67°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
77°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
79°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
Orange Beach, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—80°60°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°69°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—82°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—84°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast11%83°74°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%84°74°
Orange Beach, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Orange Beach, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
174° · veering 159°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Orange Beach, AL
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Orange Beach, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orange Beach, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:59 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Orange Beach, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Orange Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.