Scattered Friday Storms Give Way To Sizzling, Dry Weekend

August 21, 2026

Triple-digit heat indices and late-afternoon storm chances will kick off the weekend before dry, sunny conditions take over through Sunday. Friday brings a heat advisory with high temperatures in the mid-90s with heat index values pushing up to 110 degrees, along with scattered showers and storms developing late in the day. Rain chances clear out in time for a completely dry and sunny weekend, though daytime highs will remain in the lower to mid-90s with heat indices topping 106 degrees.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under FRONT TOP