Rip Current Statement
Ends in 2 days 7 h
When
From 7 AM CDT this morning through Monday evening.
Where
In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Mobile AL
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Dangerous rip currents expected.
Impacts
Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Precautionary actions
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Areas: Mobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa Coastal
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Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KPQL

Bayou La Batre, AL weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; High 12–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (68°20° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 10 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	0%	6
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	35%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	34%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	33%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	33%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	37%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	90%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	75%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	68%	3%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	59%	3%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	2%	6
Sun 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	52%	2%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	50%	4%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	41%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	45%	47%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	39%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	10%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	10%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	9%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	7%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	28%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	5%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	26%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	36%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	90%	42%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	53%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	63%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	87%	40%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	65%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	52%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 75°24° / 64°18°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 64°18°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 74°23° / 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 63°17°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 74°23° / 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 63°17°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 74°23° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 62°17°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 73°23° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 62°17°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 73°23° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 62°17°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 61°16°. Typical 73°23° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 61°16°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 68°20°. Typical 72°22° / 61°16°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 61°16°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 70°21°. Typical 72°22° / 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 60°16°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 76°24°, low 66°19°. Typical 72°22° / 60°16°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–69°21°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 60°16°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–78°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MOB) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Escatawpa River above Orange Grove

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 1,340 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Thu 1 AM

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Fowl River near Laurendine

8.1 mi

Level: 1.5 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Grand Bay at Bayou Heron

8.5 mi

Level: 4.7 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Grand Bay at Moss Point

12 mi

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 70% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 6Typical 22

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Dauphin Island #2 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1975–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Bayou La Batre weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 11 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:27 PM; Morning 6:46–7:34 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:36 PM; Morning 6:37–6:46 AM; first light 6:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:36 PM–6:37 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:20 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Bayou La Batre. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Rip Current Statement

Bayou La Batre, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Escatawpa River above Orange Grove

Fowl River near Laurendine

Grand Bay at Bayou Heron

Grand Bay at Moss Point

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon