Patchy Frost Possible Tonight; Temps Near Freezing
March 18, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Showers, Thunderstorms Likely Sunday As Cold Front Drops Temps
March 17, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Slight Chance Of A Saturday Shower; Sunday Looks Like Washout
March 16, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Early Voting Ends Today
March 16, 2024
Early voting for the Presidential Preference Primary Election in Escambia County opened ends Saturday, March 16.
All early vote sites will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 2024 Presidential Preference Primary is for Republican voters only. Some candidates have suspended or ended their presidential campaigns, yet a vote cast for any candidate nominee appearing on the ballot will count as a vote for that candidate.
Polls will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the following 10 locations:
- Molino Community Center, 6450 Highway 95A North, Molino
- Billy G. Ward Courthouse, 7500 N. Century Blvd, Pensacola
- Escambia County Extension Services, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment
- UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, 11000 University Parkway, Room 235, Pensacola
- Supervisor of Elections Office, 213 Palafox Place, Second Floor, Pensacola
- Main Library, 239 N. Spring Street, Pensacola
- Pensacola State College Building 17, 1000 College Pkwy, Pensacola
- Southwest Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway
- Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. DeSoto Street, Pensacola
- Bellview Library, 6425 Mobile Highway, Pensacola
Voters may choose any one of the ten locations, each of which is also equipped with a ballot marking device.
If voters have requested a Vote-by-Mail ballot, they must be received in the Elections Office no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day and may not be returned to a polling location on Election Day. Voters may drop-off a vote-by-mail ballot during early voting hours at any of the ten area locations. The USPS recommends voters mail ballots at least one week before the due date. Vote-by-mail participants may track the status of their ballot at EscambiaVotes.gov.
The third option for voters is to cast a ballot at their precinct on Election Day, Tuesday, March 19. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
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Overnight Fog Possible
March 15, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
All Star High School Basketball Games Are Friday Night
March 15, 2024
It’s East vs. West as local high school seniors battle to see who’s the best in the Pensacola Sports’ High School All-Star Series Basketball Games. The Friday night event showcases top players from Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Escambia County High Schools. Student athletes are nominated by their coaches and every player gets a chance to shine in their final high school game.
The girls game is at 5 p.m., followed by the boys at 7 p.m. Both are at the University of West Florida.
WEST BOYS ROSTER
Head Coach: Terrence Harris – Pensacola High School
Zachary Clarke — Pensacola — PG/SG
Braylen Steele — Pensacola — SG/PG
Nathanael Hodgins — Pensacola — PF/C
Jackson Pearson — Catholic — SF/PF
Cameron Lasquety — Catholic — Shooting Forward/Small Forward
Dominick Nicholson — West Florida — Combo Guard
John Anderson — West Florida — C/F
Amir Young — West Florida — SG/PG
Lucas Williams — Tate — PG/SG
Evan Bignell — Tate — SF/PF
Deonne Williams — Tate — PF/C
Tay’Shaun Gilchrist — Escambia — PG/SG
Joshua Jackson — Escambia — Point Guard
Travion Killette — Escambia — SG/Wing
Maurice Smith — Pine Forest — PG/SG
Antonio Montgomery — Pine Forest — SG/PG
Jacob Spence — Northview — Center/PF
Jikeir Hudson — Northview — G/SG
Austin Dunsford — Northview — SG/PF
Logan Brown — Washington — Wing
EAST BOYS ROSTER
Head Coach: Ryan Ottensmeyer – Gulf Breeze High School
Trent Peak — Gulf Breeze — Guard
Tre Ennis — Gulf Breeze — Point Guard/Guard
Ethan McDonald — Jay — PG/G
Mason Allen — Jay — Forward
Javon Purvis — Pace — Shooting Guard
Darius Cunningham — Navarre — Guard/Small Forward
Jonah Forrest — Navarre — Guard
Cristopher (CJ) McKinley — Milton — PG/SG
Robert Spells — Choctaw — Guard/PG
Chris Pitts — Choctaw — C/F
Isaac Hancey — Choctaw — Guard
Andrae Jackson — Baker — Point Guard
Makhi Jones — Crestview — Shooting Guard/Point Guard
Josiah Klauser — Crestview — Forward 4-Man/Center
Kamari Bowers — Fort Walton Beach — Power Forward/Center
Demitri Womack — Fort Walton Beach — SG/PG
Devin Hicks — Rocky Bayou — Shooting Guard/Point Guard
Lathan Johnson — Rocky Bayou — Shooting Forward/Shooting Guard
Kaden Ellison — Central — Guard
WEST GIRLS ROSTER
Head Coach: Alison Davis- Pensacola High School
Isabella Jariala Escambia — Forward
Sophie Burns — Catholic — PF/C
Maddie Hammergren — Catholic — Forward/PF
Erica McCray — Pensacola — G/F
Aaleyah Jackson — Pensacola — G/F
Ter’koiyah Long — Pensacola — PG/SG
Jordan Latham — Pensacola — Center/Forward
Ty’Deasia McKenzie — Northview — SG/PG
Mayson Edwards — Northview — SG/Forward
Malonie Curry — Northview — PG/SG
Niylia Wilkins — Pine Forest — Guard/PG
Aniya Jackson — Pine Forest — SG/F
EAST GIRLS ROSER
Head Coach: Meghan Darhower – Niceville High School
Madison Simmons — Navarre — PG
Kensington Perez — Navarre — Forward
Jada Savage — Milton — PG/G
Gabi Wright — Milton — SG/G
Sydney Athearn — Rocky Bayou — SG/PG
Maddie Grimes — Jay — PF/C
Alexis Seiuli — Fort Walton Beach — SG/PG
Adaysha Holliness — Fort Walton Beach — F/C
Laramie Boykin — Laurel Hill — SG/SF
Jalion Smiley — Laurel Hill — SF/SG
Madyson Boydstun — Crestview — SG/PG
Gracie Boydstun — Crestview — C/PF
Aisley Shields — Pace — PG
Emily Neal — Pace — Post
Olivia Howell — Choctaw — Guard/SF
Anna Kimball — Niceville — PF/Center
Kiyah Hatcher — Niceville — Guard/SF
Molino Park Elementary Spring Carnvial Is Friday
March 14, 2024
The Molino Park Elementary School 2024 Spring Carnival will be held Friday from 5-8 p.m. at the school.
There will be games, food, music, vendors, a bake-off, live and silent auction, and much more at the event sponsored by the Molino Park PTA.
Carnival tickets are $5 for 20 punches.
Molino Park Elementary School is located at 899 Highway 97, about a mile north of Highway 29.
Increasing Rain Chance Friday
March 14, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 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 likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Light northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68
Salzman To Host Constituent Services Day On Friday Along With Multiple Officials, Agencies
March 14, 2024
The office of Florida Representative Michelle Salzman, in partnership with local, state, and federal officials will host in-person mobile office hours to assist constituents with casework issues.
The Constituent Services Day will be held Friday, March 15 from 2:30 p.m.to 4:30 p.m. at 275 W Airport Blvd, Unit B, in Pensacola.
“I am excited to host this upcoming community outreach event. It gives elected officials the wonderful opportunity to reach out to our constituents and help with their government related issues,” Salzman said.
These office hours offer constituents who do not live close to one of the district offices a more convenient way to receive county, state, and federal casework assistance.
Staff will be present from the offices of Salzman, Congressman Matt Gaetz, Senator Marco Rubio, Escambia Commissioner Lumon May, and ECUA.
In addition to elected offices, the event will host several personnel from the Pensacola VA Clinic, including VA Whole Health and VA Women Veteran Services, along with the Pensacola Vet center and Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Flood Warning Extended Until Sunday For Escambia River Near Century
March 13, 2024
A flood warning hast been extended for the Escambia River near Century until Sunday afternoon Minor flooding is forecast.
Tuesday night, the stage was 17.1 feet. The river is foreast to hold steadyat 17.1 feet through Thursday morning. It will then rise to a crest of 17.7 feet Friday morning. The river willthen begin a low fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon.
At flood stage of 17 feet, considerable flooding of lowlands occur. At 19.0 feet, low lying pastures will flood forcing cattle to be be moved to higher ground.