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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
L 56°H 80°
Orange Beach, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    80°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    81°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    82°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    83°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    84°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    83°74°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    84°74°
Orange Beach, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Orange Beach, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.3
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 30.04 inHg
Now
1017.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Orange Beach

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.