Grand Bay, Alabama Weather
Grand Bay, 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 Grand Bay, Mobile County.
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About Grand Bay, Alabama
Grand Bay is a place where the air hangs thick and sweet, a humid embrace scented with pine needles and the distant, briny kiss of the Gulf. It lies 23.3 miles south-west of Mobile, AL (from Mobile, AL: bearing 230°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-west of Bayou La Batre. The landscape here is a study in patient, green endurance, low-lying and often soft underfoot, crisscrossed by sluggish bayous and dark, tea-colored creeks that snake through dense stands of cypress and loblolly pine. Sunlight filters through the canopy in shifting mosaics, dappling the undergrowth with a golden, ephemeral light that seems to hold the very stillness of the place. The land feels ancient, worn smooth by the slow passage of water and the persistent whisper of wind through the broad leaves of magnolias, a quiet testament to a long, unhurried history. This particular corner of Mobile County, Grand Bay, has long been shaped by the rhythms of the land and the water. Its early days were tied to the timber industry, the towering pines felled and floated down the bayous to sawmills, a legacy still visible in the scattered remnants of old logging roads and the weathered barns that dot the more open fields. Today, agriculture plays a vital role, with sprawling fields of soybeans and corn testifying to the fertile, dark soil, and the sweet scent of ripening strawberries sometimes drifting on the breeze. The proximity to the larger coastal cities means that life here possesses a gentle, almost sleepy pace, a stark contrast to the bustling energy of the coast, yet still deeply connected to its maritime heritage, with many residents finding their livelihoods on the water or in businesses that serve the constant flow of visitors drawn to the Gulf's allure.
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| Location | Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 30.476308°N, 88.34223°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36541 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grand Bay, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grand Bay, 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 Grand Bay includes coordinates 30.476308°N, 88.342230°W, situated in Mobile County. ZIP code 36541. 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.
