Orange Beach, Alabama Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orange Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Thunderstorm74%0.69″84°75°—
- TuesdayJun 16Thunderstorm47%3.7″84°75°0°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm70%0.20″84°75°0°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hvy Hail69%—82°81°-2°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail53%—87°82°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hvy Hail57%—89°79°+2°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm27%—89°79°0°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:07 AM
- Moonset
- 9:04 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Orange Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Orange Beach
- Mon84°75°74%
- Tue84°75°47%
- Wed84°75°70%
- Thu82°81°69%
- Fri87°82°53%
- Sat89°79°57%
- Sun89°79°27%
- Mon90°82°5%
- Tue92°80°9%
- Wed95°79°14%
- Thu98°80°23%
- Fri93°81°49%
- Sat91°82°35%
- Sun90°82°42%
- Mon90°81°44%
- Tue90°79°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Orange Beach
SPC has placed Orange Beach in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- 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 Orange Beach
- 36561
- 36530