Gulf ShoresJKA
At an airfield/3.1 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Gulf Shores Public Beach, Alabama
Beach in Baldwin County, Alabama* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...From 10 PM Friday to 7 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong and gusty winds will be capable of downing numerous additional compromised trees which would result in renewed power outages in vulnerable areas impacted by the extreme winds during Hurricane Isaias. In addition, large debris piles from storm cleanup may be blown about resulting in additional hazards to anyone nearby outdoors along with potentially blocking previously cleared roadways. Additional road closures will be possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Many trees are leaning over power lines, homes, and roads in the impacted area. Frequent wind gusts forecast between 35 and 40 mph will create dangerous conditions outdoors in the vulnerable areas. Elsewhere, winds may result in large tree branches downed and localized power outages.
Use extreme caution if you must travel or be outdoors Friday night through Saturday. Remain alert for potential falling trees and power lines, blown debris, and additional damage to structures that remain compromised from the hurricane.
73°
82°/68°
Partly cloudy·
Feels like 73°·Calm 0 mph SE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Gulf Shores Public Beach until 7 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 10 degrees cooler: a high of 72° after 82° today.
Now. Gulf Shores Public Beach is 73° and partly cloudy at 12 AM. The dew point is 71°, so the air feels very oppressive. The air is calm.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 82° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 55° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 56): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 77°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 72°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 20 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:19 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:38 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 27 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
56Air quality
100%Humidity
46%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
73feels73
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 16
8268
24%
17mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
7255
16%
20mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7253
16mph
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7554
13mph
Tue
Oct 20
7756
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7757
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
7758
overcast
73°
82°68°
72°55°
72°53°
75°54°
77°56°
77°57°
77°58°
As of 12:00 AM in Gulf Shores Public Beach, Alabama.
Air quality
The air at Gulf Shores Public Beach
Index 56, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Mobile (AL), 38 miles off.
56Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)56Moderate19.7 mi
- Ozone6Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 60, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 60YesterdayOct 14
- 48TodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 44 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Gulf Shores Public Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Gulf Shores Public Beach, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 9 AM.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing S 176°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: low
The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.
A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal, and the waves at buoy 42012, 15.4 mi away.
Today
- Rip current risk
- Low
- Surf height
- 1 foot or less
- Water temperature
- Around 80
- UV index
- High
Waves at buoy 42012, Orange Beach
- Wave height
- 2.6 ft
- Period
- 7 s
- From
- S (185°)
- Swell
- 2.0 ft at 7 s from S
- Wind waves
- 2.0 ft at 5 s from SSE
- Water
- 80 °F
- Read
- Thu 11:50 PM
- Distance
- 15.4 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 7 s | S (185°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 2.3 ft | - | S (182°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 2.0 ft | - | S (171°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 6 s | S (172°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 2.0 ft | - | SSW (193°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 6 s | S (190°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 6 s | S (175°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 6 s | S (172°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 6 s | SSE (164°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 6 s | SSW (195°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 1.3 ft | - | S (185°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 6 s | S (191°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 6 s | S (191°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 6 s | S (186°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (182°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (180°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 6 s | S (187°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | SSE (167°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (169°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (172°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 6 s | S (181°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (171°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (179°) |
| Thu 12:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (184°) |
Surf zone forecast
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal, including Dauphin Island, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, and Orange Beach. Issued 11:38 PM CDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | Today | Tonight | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Surf height | 1 foot or less | Around 1 foot | Around 1 foot |
| Water temperature | Around 80 | - | - |
| UV index | High | - | - |
| Weather | Sunny | Mostly clear until 3 AM, then mostly cloudy | Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms |
| High temperature | In the mid 80s | - | In the lower 80s |
| Low temperature | - | In the lower 70s | - |
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph | Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon |
| Tides | Dauphin IslandLow 0.2 ft, 12:56 PM | Dauphin IslandHigh 1.7 ft, 1:37 AM | Dauphin IslandLow 0.2 ft, 2:05 PM |
- Friday night
- Low rip current risk. Surf height 1 to 2 feet. Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows around 60. North winds around 20 mph
- Saturday
- Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny, cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. Breezy. North winds around 25 mph
- Saturday night
- Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 20 mph
- Sunday
- High rip current risk. Surf height 3 to 5 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 20 mph
- Sunday night
- High rip current risk. Surf height 3 to 5 feet. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
- Monday
- High rip current risk. Surf height 3 to 5 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
Tide
Beach
- County
- Baldwin County
- State
- Alabama
- Latitude
- 30.2480° N
- Longitude
- 87.6867° W
What is measuring near here
The 7 instruments nearest Gulf Shores Public Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.
measured now5 instruments
Citizen station FW3872FW3872
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.7 mi away/30 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Gasque/Bonsecour WmaBONA1
At a river or reservoir gauge/7.5 mi away/6 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Koptis FarmsS2180
At a soil climate station/19.1 mi away/135 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
Fairhope 3 NE63869
At a climate reference station/22.9 mi away/95 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Gulf Shores 0.7 ESEAL-BW-64
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/21 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Weeks Bay NerrWKXA1
At a cooperative observer's station/14.2 mi away/7 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Alabama
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Near Gulf Shores Public Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Gulf Shorestown, 2 mi
- Bon Secourcommunity, 6 mi
- Orange Beachcity, 7 mi
- Foleycity, 10 mi
- Magnolia Springstown, 12 mi
- Elbertatown, 12 mi
- Perdido Beachtown, 13 mi
- Summerdaletown, 17 mi
- Lilliancommunity, 19 mi
- Silverhilltown, 21 mi
- Robertsdalecity, 21 mi
- Point Clearcommunity, 22 mi
Beaches near Gulf Shores Public Beach
- West Jetty8 mi
- East Jetty8 mi
- Alabama Point Beach8 mi
- Shell Beach9 mi
- Magnolia Beach23 mi
- South Beach Park23 mi
- East End Beach23 mi
- Dauphin Beach25 mi