Bayou La Batre, Alabama Weather
Bayou La Batre, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Bayou La Batre, Mobile County.
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About Bayou La Batre, Alabama
Bayou La Batre lies low and languid, a place where the humid air carries the tang of salt and diesel, and the slow-moving bayou waters reflect a sky that often hangs heavy with the promise of rain. It lies 23.5 miles south-south-west of Mobile, AL (from Mobile, AL: bearing 211°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-east of Grand Bay. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, rise from the brackish depths like forgotten sentinels, their silhouettes softened by the perpetual haze that clings to the coastal plain. Live oaks, draped in shrouds of Spanish moss, stand stoic along the water's edge, their branches reaching out like arthritic fingers towards the muddy banks. The land itself feels yielding, saturated, a place where the earth breathes moisture and the very ground seems to sigh under the weight of the pervasive humidity. The history of Bayou La Batre is etched not in stone, but in the weathered hulls of shrimp boats and the salt-crusted nets that lie drying in the sun. For generations, this has been a working waterfront, its economy tethered to the bounty of the Gulf. The distinct, almost musical cadence of French and Vietnamese, spoken by descendants of early settlers and more recent immigrants, mingles with the guttural rumble of outboard motors and the cry of gulls, creating a unique sonic tapestry. This is a place where the rhythm of the tides dictates the pace of life, where the day begins before dawn with the departure of the fishing fleets and ends with the quiet hum of generators as the boats return, their holds heavy with the day's catch. The scent of frying seafood wafts from open doorways, a constant reminder of the industry that sustains Bayou La Batre.
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| Location | Bayou La Batre, Mobile County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 30.403516°N, 88.248522°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36509, 36544 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bayou La Batre, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bayou La Batre, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bayou La Batre includes coordinates 30.403516°N, 88.248522°W, situated in Mobile County. ZIP code 36509, 36544. Telephone area code: 251. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
