Triple Digit Heat In Store For Most Of The Next Week

August 19, 2023

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 109. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Middle 70s Friday Night; Around 100 On Saturday

August 18, 2023

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 109. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 104.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Lower 70s For Tonight

August 17, 2023

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Upper 60s Tonight?

August 16, 2023

The forecast low tonight is 69 in the more northern parts of North Escambia, the lower 70s for everyone else. But don’t get too excited; the heat and humidity are returning.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69-72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. West wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Cold Front To Bring Higher Rain Chance Today, Lower Humidity By Wednesday

August 15, 2023

There is a heat advisory for Tuesday. A cold front late in the afternoon or early evening will being rain, and a little bit of relief from the heat and humidity by Wednesday.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 110. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. North wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Excessive Heat Warning Monday; High 99, Heat Index Nearing 115

August 14, 2023

There is an excessive heat warning in effect for Sunday with a heat index reaching up to 115 degrees.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 115. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 115. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

FWC Hunter Safety Courses Set For Molino, Cantonment, Jay, Milton

August 14, 2023

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety internet-completion courses in Molino, Cantonment, Jay and mIlton. Hunter safety courses are designed to help students become safe, responsible and knowledgeable hunters and learn about conservation.

Participants must take the online course before attending a class.

All firearms, ammunition and materials are provided free of charge. Students should bring a pen or pencil and paper. An adult must accompany children younger than 16 at all times.

Anyone born on or after June 1, 1975, must pass an approved hunter safety course and have a hunting license to hunt alone (unsupervised). The FWC course satisfies hunter-safety training requirements for all other states and Canadian provinces.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

Aug 14, 6-10 pm & Sept 9, 9am-noon — Molino Community Center
Sept 11, 6-10 pm & Sept 30, 9am-noon — Molino Community Center
Oct 2, 6-10 pm & Oct 28, 9am-noon — Escambia County Extension, Cantonment
Oct 9, 6-10 pm & Oct 28, 9am- noon — Molino Community Center

SANTA ROSA COUNTY

Aug 21, 6-10pm & Sept 9, 9am-noon — Jay Community Center
Aug 28, 6-10pm & Sept 9, 9am-noon — Santa Rosa County Extension, Milton
Sept 18, 6-10pm & Sept 30, 9am-noon — Jay Community Center
Sept 25, 6-10pm & Sept 30, 9am-noon — Santa Rosa County Extension, Milton
Oct 16, 6-10pm & Oct 28, 9am-noon — Jay Community Center
Oct 23, 6-10pm & Oct 28, 9am-noon — Santa Rosa County Extension, Milton

Those interested in attending a course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes or by calling FWC safety coordinator Jeff Schumacher or staff assistant Linda Adams at (850) 413-0085 for more information.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Sweltering Heat Continues: High Near 100, Heat Index Near 115 For Sunday

August 13, 2023

There is an excessive heat warning in effect for Sunday with a heat index reaching up to 115 degrees.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 115. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 116. Light west wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Low Saturday In The Upper 70s

August 12, 2023

There is an excessive heat warning in effect for Saturday with a heat index reaching up to 117 degrees.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 114. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. West wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Excessive Heat Again On Saturday

August 11, 2023

There is an excessive heat warning in effect for Saturday with a heat index reaching up to 117 degrees.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 117. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.