Rip Current Statement
Ends in 1 day 16 h
When
Through Monday afternoon.
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.
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 12:56 AM CDT at KNPA

Bon Secour, AL weather

Clear and 63°17°, jacket by 6 AM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the northeast. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 12–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (62°17° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 55°13° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 78°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 57°14° · Clear
This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by midnight · 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
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	72%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	65%	12%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	59%	42%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	5%	6
Sun 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	8%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	46%	15%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	33%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	10%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	9%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	30%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	73%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	3%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	9%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	78%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	80%	8%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	12%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	18%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	90%	18%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	90%	34%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	90%	61%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	60%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	93%	62%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	81%	75%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	68%	81%	3
Mon 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	61%	78%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	80%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	82%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	83%	6
Mon 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	66%	5
Mon 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	63%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	73%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	77%	0
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	50%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	57%	0
Mon 9p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	48%	0
Mon 10p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	31%	0
Mon 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	87%	30%	0
Tue 12a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	56%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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 around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: 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
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  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 63.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 69°21°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 71°22°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  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
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 70°21°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 68°20°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  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
78°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 55°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–81°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Intracoastal Waterway at Gulf Shores

3.5 mi

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Magnolia River near Magnolia Springs

6.1 mi

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 459 cfs

Reading from Sun 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Fish River (AL) above WEEKS BAY WATER

8.9 mi

Level: 7.6 ft

Reading from Sun 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Fish River (AL) near Marlow

12 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 103 cfs

Reading from Sun 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 9 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:24 PM; Morning 6:45–7:33 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:33 PM; Morning 6:35–6:45 AM; first light 6:35 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 1:46–6:35 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:22 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Bon Secour. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,700 ft, 3 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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