Right now in Mobile, the air is about 80°F, but the model estimates the asphalt under your dog's paws is closer to 97°F — a gap of roughly 17°F, because clear skies are pouring full sun onto every dark surface. That reading puts Mobile in the clear for an ordinary walk. Humidity is nudging the human "feels-like" to about 85°F, which matters for your dog too: muggy air makes it harder for a panting dog to shed heat, so treat a borderline reading as the hotter of the two.
Across the 15 hours left today, the pavement in Mobile is projected to top out near 137°F around 1 PM, when the air will be about 87°F — a 50°F gap between the forecast your weather app shows and the surface your dog walks on. Today breaks into 2 separate safe stretches rather than one continuous window, so missing the first does not cost you the day.
In an average August, Mobile sees highs around 91°F and overnight lows near 77°F. At highs like that, sun-baked pavement can easily top 120–130°F by early afternoon, so the walkable hours cluster around dawn and after sunset. As a seasonal rule of thumb, the safest windows are before about 10:00 AM and after about 5:00 PM.
Mobile loses its all-day safe window in 6 months of the year — April through September — and August is one of them. The year peaks in August at an average high of 91°F against 61°F in January, a 30°F swing that decides how much of the day belongs to your dog.
The nearest city we track is New Orleans, roughly 132 miles from Mobile — far enough that its reading is no substitute for this one. Sun angle, humidity and cloud cover can all differ across that distance, which is why this page models Mobile on its own coordinates.
Whatever the number says, confirm it with your hand: press the back of it flat on the pavement for seven seconds. If you can't hold it there, neither can your dog. Conditions in Mobile are on the gentler side right now, but keep the same habits: water before and after, grass over asphalt, and a close eye on flat-faced breeds, seniors, and puppies, who overheat and burn sooner than a healthy adult dog.