Storm Station
Orange Beach, Alabama
70° 87°/67°
Overcast· Feels like 70°·Light air 3 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
89%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:30 AM
70feels70
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
8767
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
9065
UV 7
partly cloudy day
Tue
Sep 29
8672
UV 7
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
8679
18%
UV 7
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
8779
35%
12mph
UV 7
drizzle light
Fri
Oct 2
8678
60%
16mph
UV 7
showers light
Sat
Oct 3
8478
63%
14mph
thunderstorm
70°
87°67°
90°65°
86°72°
86°79°
87°79°
86°78°
84°78°

As of 3:30 AM in Orange Beach, Alabama.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Orange Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Gulf ShoresJKA

At an airfield/5.6 mi away/16 ft/7 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank321of 323

Gasque/Bonsecour WmaBONA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.2 mi away/6 ft/17 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank127of 323

Koptis FarmsS2180

At a soil climate station/17.4 mi away/135 ft/112 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Fairhope 3 NE63869

At a climate reference station/24.3 mi away/95 ft/72 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Orange Beach 0.5 EAL-BW-113

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/17 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Weeks Bay NerrWKXA1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.0 mi away/7 ft/16 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Gulf Shores, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.6 mi from Orange Beach. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Gulf Shores, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JKAFIG. A THE SKY OVER GULF SHORESSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGulf Shores, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JKATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JKA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.8 F with a dew point of 69.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Gulf Shores: temperature 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JKAFIG. B THE AIR AT GULF SHORESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.8 F, 69.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEGulf Shores, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JKATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JKA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Gulf Shores, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JKAFIG. C THE WIND AT GULF SHORESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGulf Shores, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JKATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JKA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Gulf Shores, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alabama

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Orange Beach

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.