Chance Of Rain Through Sunday Night Ahead Of Arctic Blast

January 22, 2026

A wet and unsettled weekend is on tap for the North Escambia area as a series of systems move through the region. Rain chances begin to ramp up late tonight, continuing through Friday. While Saturday starts with a slight break, showers return by the afternoon and become widespread Saturday night. Sunday brings the highest impact with a 100% chance of rain and potential thunderstorms before a sharp cold front slams into the area. By early next week, the rain clears out, making way for a significant cool-down with sunny skies but much colder temperatures, including overnight lows dipping into the low 20s.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Showers likely before 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9pm and midnight, then showers after midnight. Low around 60. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. High near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 40. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Comments

One Response to “Chance Of Rain Through Sunday Night Ahead Of Arctic Blast”

  1. Priscilla Lindstrom on January 24th, 2026 9:26 am

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