Weather in Dauphin Island

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:14 am (CDT)

Now · clear 68 °F

Feels like: 63 °F
Low / high: 66 / 70 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 15 mph NE

→ 30.13 inHg · steady

Today in Dauphin Island: overcast, 66 °F to 70 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a moderate breeze from the northeast (15 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 70 °F to 74 °F and a 1% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 75 °F. Next likely rain: Saturday 31 (40%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

70° 66°
Today
74° 70°
Fri 30
74° 73°
Sat 31
74° 72°
Sun 1
73° 71°
Mon 2
75° 73°
Tue 3
73° 71°
Wed 4
71° 67°
Thu 5
68° 64°
Fri 6
68° 62°
Sat 7
67° 61°
Sun 8
75° 64°
Mon 9
71° 56°
Tue 10
68° 50°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	66 / 70 °F	0%	16 mph NE	1.8 ft	12:10 am	HRRR
Fri 30	Overcast	70 / 74 °F	1%	15 mph ENE	2.3 ft	1:10 am	NBM
Sat 31	Drizzle	73 / 74 °F	40% · 0.26 in	15 mph E	2.2 ft	2:14 am	NBM
Sun 1	Rain	72 / 74 °F	54% · 0.52 in	18 mph E	2.6 ft	2:20 am	NBM
Mon 2	Light drizzle	71 / 73 °F	17% · 0.00 in	18 mph E	2.4 ft	3:24 am	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	73 / 75 °F	15% · 0.04 in	16 mph ESE	3.3 ft	4:30 am	NBM
Wed 4	Showers	71 / 73 °F	38% · 0.40 in	16 mph SSE	3.7 ft	5:55 am · 8:40 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light drizzle	67 / 71 °F	28% · 0.52 in	13 mph NW	3.8 ft	7:48 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Clear sky	64 / 68 °F	5% · 0.02 in	13 mph NNW	2.4 ft	7:57 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Overcast	62 / 68 °F	3% · 0.00 in	12 mph N	2.0 ft	8:20 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	61 / 67 °F	6% · 0.05 in	11 mph E	1.3 ft	8:49 pm	NBM
Mon 9	Light drizzle	64 / 75 °F	8% · 0.04 in	11 mph SSW	2.0 ft	9:22 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	56 / 71 °F	18% · 0.00 in	8 mph NNW	2.0 ft	9:59 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	50 / 68 °F	10%	7 mph N	1.5 ft	10:39 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Friday 30 12:00 am; then NBM until Monday 9 1:00 am; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 9:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Mainly clear	Clear	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Overcast
Temperature	70°	70°	67°	66°	70°	70°	70°	70°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	16 ENE	11 ENE	15 NE	14 NE	8 NE	2 SW	6 S	6 NNW
Humidity	65%	63%	63%	76%	73%	84%	83%	87%
UV	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on temperature today: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	80°	80°	79°	72°	78°	77°	74°
AIFS	79°	78°	78°	74°	77°	76°	77°
GFS	77°	78°	77°	71°	74°	75°	75°
ICON	78°	78°	78°	72°	77°	77°	76°
HRRR	70°	71°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	74°	74°	74°	74°	73°	75°	73°
Confidence	medium	medium	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0.07 in	1.24 in	0.01 in	0	1.17 in
AIFS	0	0	0.16 in	0.57 in	0.03 in	0	0.08 in
GFS	0	0	0.09 in	0.29 in	0.02 in	0.11 in	0.66 in
ICON	0	0	0.01 in	0.43 in	0	0	0.01 in
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0.26 in	0.52 in	0.00 in	0.04 in	0.37 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	716	818	920	1019	1119	1535	1630
AIFS	8	9	9	12	13	11	9
GFS	1017	1119	1225	1325	1221	1525	1225
ICON	717	717	717	919	1124	1023	818
HRRR	1621	1623	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1317	1519	1520	1823	1823	1623	1621
Confidence	high	medium	high	high	high	high	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	2%	45%	55%	29%	57%	65%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	11%	61%	75%	23%	39%	52%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	1%	40%	54%	17%	15%	38%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	1%	26%	31%	3%	7%	17%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures, wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +3.6 °F	Well above +158%	Above +1.8 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit below −1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit above +25%	Normal +0.4 °F	68° / 63°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal −0.5 °F	A bit above +36%	Normal +0.2 °F	66° / 60°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit below −1.1 °F	Above +72%	Normal −0.2 °F	64° / 59°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.5 °F	Above +50%	—
December	A bit below −1.3 °F	A bit above +27%	—
January	A bit below −1.6 °F	A bit above +27%	—
February	A bit below −1.8 °F	Above +54%	—
March	A bit below −1.1 °F	Above +59%	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Dauphin Island climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Dauphin Island is from April to May and from October to November: highs of 70 °F to 83 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from June to October, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 17 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Dauphin Island, about 6 every 10 years; 8 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Zeta, in October 2020.

60° 45°

JanJ
64° 48°

FebF
70° 54°

MarM
76° 60°

AprA
83° 67°

MayM
88° 73°

JunJ
90° 75°

JulJ
90° 75°

AugA
87° 71°

SepS
79° 62°

OctO
70° 52°

NovN
63° 47°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	60°	45°	4.34 in	10	4.8	60°	3.1 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	64°	48°	5.04 in	9	5.2	61°	2.8 ft	–
MarchMar	70°	54°	4.85 in	9	6.5	64°	2.7 ft	–
AprilApr	76°	60°	4.85 in	8	7.5	70°	2.6 ft	–
MayMay	83°	67°	4.33 in	9	8.9	77°	2.2 ft	–
JuneJun	88°	73°	7.27 in	15	7.9	83°	2.1 ft	2
JulyJul	90°	75°	5.84 in	19	7.9	85°	1.6 ft	3
AugustAug	90°	75°	8.38 in	18	7.5	85°	1.8 ft	3
SeptemberSep	87°	71°	6.33 in	12	7.2	83°	2.1 ft	6
OctoberOct	79°	62°	3.74 in	7	6.4	77°	2.7 ft	2
NovemberNov	70°	52°	3.88 in	7	5.9	69°	2.9 ft	1
DecemberDec	63°	47°	5.01 in	10	4.4	64°	2.9 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	60°	3.1 ft	–
Feb	61°	2.8 ft	–
Mar	64°	2.7 ft	–
Apr	70°	2.6 ft	–
May	77°	2.2 ft	–
Jun	83°	2.1 ft	2
Jul	85°	1.6 ft	3
Aug	85°	1.8 ft	3
Sep	83°	2.1 ft	6
Oct	77°	2.7 ft	2
Nov	69°	2.9 ft	1
Dec	64°	2.9 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 63.85 in of rain on about 131 days and about 2,450 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now68 °Ffeels like 63 °F

Tomorrow70 / 74 °F

It's 68 °F now (feels like 63 °F). Today, 66 °F to 70 °F; tomorrow, 70 °F to 74 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 1%
Sat 31 40% 0.26 in
Sun 1 54% 0.52 in
Mon 2 17% 0.00 in
Tue 3 15% 0.04 in
Wed 4 38% 0.40 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Saturday 31: 40% and 0.26 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity63%

Dew point55 °F

Humidity is 63% now and the dew point is 55 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now18 migood

Clouds0%

Visibility is good now (18 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak6moderate

Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 4 · Sun 1: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.1030.20 30.07

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 33

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Wed 28	Partly cloudy	53 / 80 °F	6 mph NE
Tue 27	Overcast	55 / 78 °F	7 mph NE
Mon 26	Overcast	57 / 78 °F	9 mph NE
Sun 25	Partly cloudy	55 / 78 °F	10 mph NE
Sat 24	Clear sky	56 / 76 °F	9 mph NE
Fri 23	Clear sky	53 / 81 °F	7 mph NE
Thu 22	Clear sky	51 / 81 °F	6 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Clear sky	49 / 78 °F	0	6 mph NNE
Tue 20	Partly cloudy	54 / 76 °F	0	8 mph NE
Mon 19	Overcast	51 / 74 °F	0	10 mph NE
Sun 18	Clear sky	52 / 71 °F	0	12 mph NE
Sat 17	Overcast	53 / 70 °F	0	18 mph N
Fri 16	Drizzle	66 / 83 °F	0.11 in	19 mph NNW
Thu 15	Overcast	62 / 86 °F	0	6 mph E
Wed 14	Clear sky	58 / 88 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Tue 13	Clear sky	58 / 88 °F	0	5 mph W
Mon 12	Partly cloudy	60 / 89 °F	0	7 mph WNW
Sun 11	Partly cloudy	58 / 87 °F	0	7 mph W
Sat 10	Overcast	61 / 73 °F	0	17 mph NNW
Fri 9	Light rain	64 / 73 °F	0.89 in	25 mph NE
Thu 8	Overcast	69 / 83 °F	0	14 mph NE
Wed 7	Overcast	70 / 85 °F	0	10 mph NE
Tue 6	Light drizzle	72 / 82 °F	0.01 in	13 mph NE
Mon 5	Drizzle	73 / 83 °F	0.09 in	10 mph NNE
Sun 4	Showers	74 / 79 °F	2.52 in	7 mph ESE
Sat 3	Light showers	75 / 84 °F	0.60 in	10 mph E
Fri 2	Drizzle	74 / 85 °F	0.27 in	11 mph E
Thu 1	Drizzle	77 / 87 °F	0.19 in	10 mph SE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	69 / 88 °F	0.06 in	9 mph ESE
Tue 29	Mainly clear	62 / 91 °F	0	4 mph NNE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Dauphin IslandQuestions

What's the weather like today in Dauphin Island?

Overcast, from 66 °F to 70 °F, with a moderate breeze from the northeast (15 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Dauphin Island?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 1% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 66 °F and a high of 75 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 6 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.13 inHg and steady: −0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Dauphin Island?

The best time to visit Dauphin Island is from April to May and from October to November: highs of 70 °F to 83 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Dauphin Island in October?

In October, Dauphin Island normally sees highs of 79 °F and lows of 62 °F, with about 7 rainy days (3.74 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 77 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Dauphin Island?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 90 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 45 °F. The wettest is August (8.38 in) and the driest, October.

When is hurricane season in Dauphin Island?

Hurricane season: from June to October, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 17 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Dauphin Island, about 6 every 10 years; 8 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Zeta, in October 2020.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 19 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:14 am (local time).

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