Beach
Gulf Shores, AL
86° now
Today: Showers And Thunderstorms, high 85°, 77% chance of rain
Current observed weather and the available forecast for Gulf Shores Public Beach. Conditions can change quickly; check local alerts before travel.
National Weather Service
Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 2 at 12:17PM CDT until October 3 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Official NWS alert detailsRip Current Statement issued October 2 at 12:17PM CDT until October 5 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Official NWS alert detailsCurrent conditions
Broken clouds
Observed at 2:53 PM local time
At a glance
High 85° · Low 75°
Up to 77% chance of rainShowers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
High 83° · Low 74°
Up to 91% chance of rainShowers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Hour by hour
Day by day
Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated 1:56 PM local time. Hourly values are for the forecast grid cell containing this location. Current conditions from OpenWeather.
Averages, not a forecast
In an average October, highs are near 79° and lows near 57°, with measurable precipitation on about 5 days.
July is usually the warmest month (average high 90°), and January the coldest (average low 39°). July has the most days with precipitation, and October the fewest.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip. days | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 39° | 8 | 5.5 in |
| February | 65° | 42° | 8 | 4.5 in |
| March | 71° | 48° | 7 | 5.5 in |
| April | 77° | 54° | 6 | 5.6 in |
| May | 84° | 62° | 6 | 4.4 in |
| June | 88° | 70° | 10 | 7.1 in |
| July | 90° | 72° | 13 | 9.1 in |
| August | 90° | 72° | 12 | 6.9 in |
| September | 87° | 67° | 8 | 6.4 in |
| October | 79° | 57° | 5 | 4.2 in |
| November | 70° | 47° | 6 | 4.8 in |
| December | 63° | 41° | 8 | 5.0 in |
NOAA 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals from the ROBERTSDALE, AL US station, 22 miles away. Precipitation days count days with at least 0.01 inch.
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