Rain And Maybe A Storm Tonight; Rain Ending Saturday Morning

May 1, 2026

Grab your umbrellas and keep an eye on the radar, as a soaking rain is set to move through the area tonight before a beautiful spring clearing takes hold for the remainder of the weekend. Wet weather will dominate the next 18 hours, but sunshine returns in earnest by Sunday, bringing a steady warming trend that will see temperatures climb into the 80s by the middle of next week.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 54. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 a.m. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 69. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Friday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

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