Loxley, Alabama Weather
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Loxley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Light Drizzle34%—87°79°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast——87°73°0°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast21%—94°74°+7°
- WednesdayAug 5Light Drizzle25%—92°78°-2°
- ThursdayAug 6Clear32%—94°75°+2°
- FridayAug 7Thunderstorm33%—89°74°-5°
- SaturdayAug 8Drizzle36%—95°75°+6°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:33 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Loxley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 36551
16-Day Forecast — Loxley
- Sun87°79°34%
- Mon87°73°9%
- Tue94°74°21%
- Wed92°78°25%
- Thu94°75°32%
- Fri89°74°33%
- Sat95°75°36%
- Sun95°75°53%
- Mon95°76°42%
- Tue94°76°37%
- Wed95°77°28%
- Thu95°78°32%
- Fri95°74°31%
- Sat92°73°33%
- Sun90°75°32%
- Mon86°75°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Loxley
SPC includes Loxley 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.
Sun & seasons in Loxley
Loxley sits in Baldwin County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 8m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 9m — a swing of +3h 59m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Birmingham, the state’s largest city, lies about 204 miles to the NNE. The nearest town Loxley tracks is Mobile, roughly 22 miles to the W.
Air quality in Loxley’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2021 (median AQI 37). See the full air-quality history for Loxley.
ZIP codes in Loxley
- 36551
- 36578