Cool, 50s Tonight
May 2, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
No Rain In The Work Week Forecast
May 1, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
$7 Bag Sale Today At Library Book Sale
April 30, 2023
The Friends of the Library Big Spring Book Sale ends today with the popular $7 Bag Sale at the downtown library, 239 North Spring Street in Pensacola.
From 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., you can get as much as will fit in a brown paper grocery bag for just $7. Bags are provided, and carts will be available to help carry the bags to your vehicle.
Credit cards, cash and checks are all accepted.
Friends of West Florida Public Library is a non-profit support organization of the West Florida Public Library.
Clear, Middle 50s For Tonight
April 30, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely; Some Storms May Be Severe
April 29, 2023
Showers and thunderstorms are likely for Saturday. Storms may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, a tornado or two, and locally heavy rainfall.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Helen Ward Of Walnut Hill Is Celebrating Her 100th Birthday, And You’re Invited
April 29, 2023
Helen Ward of Walnut Hill is turning 100, and the public is invited to the celebration.
A 100th birthday celebration will be held Sunday, April 30 from 2-4 p.m. at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church, 5741 Arthur Brown Road. Family asks for no gifts.
Helen Ward’s 100th birthday is May 2.
Patchy Fog Overnight; Rain For Saturday
April 28, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 59. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Areas of fog before 10am. High near 77. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Annual Jay Pro Rodeo Is Friday, Saturday Nights
April 28, 2023
The 22nd Annual Jay Pro Rodeo continues Saturday nights.
The 3R Rodeo Company from Jemison, Alabama, will entertain the crowd with rodeo action including pro bull riding, saddle broncs, calf and team roping, steer wrestling, and women’s breakaway and barrel racing.
For the little ones, there’s the calf scramble, free face painting, bounce houses and more.
There will be plenty of food at the concession stand and local vendors.
Gates will open at 6 p.m. and rodeo will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Ted May Arena, about a half mile east of the red light on Highway 4 in Jay. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children age 12 and under. Parking is free. All proceeds benefit area youth programs, including the Jay High School SGA.
Library Big Spring Book Sale Begins Today
April 28, 2023
The Friends of West Florida Public Library will hold its Big Spring Book Sale through Sunday at the downtown library, 239 North. Spring Street.
Thousands of hardcover, paperback, and collectible books will be available for purchase, plus a variety of DVDs, CDs, puzzles, and other items. Proceeds are used to fund programs and enhancements at West Florida Public Library (WFPL) branches.
Saturday, April 29, the sale will be open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. with free admission for all shoppers and half off the Friday prices.
Sunday, April 30 is the final day of the book sale, with free admission and the popular $7 Bag Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For just $7, you can get as much as will fit in a brown paper grocery bag. (Bags are provided.) Carts will be available to help carry the bags to your vehicle.
Credit cards, cash and check are all welcome as payment.
Book sale items include thousands of generous donations from the public and some library books retired from circulation, many of them now out-of-print. Novels and mysteries are sorted by author or into genres like science fiction and westerns. Other book categories include arts and entertainment, children’s, cookbooks, history, holidays, home and hobbies, literature, foreign language, military, modern living, nature and gardening, religion, science, sports, technical, and travel. There are also recorded books, magazines, and other media for sale.
The Collector’s Corner will feature an assortment of signed books, pre-1950s books, books by local and Florida authors, and other special books that are great for gifts. These items are priced as marked and must be checked out separately, so shoppers paying by check should bring two of them.
Friends of West Florida Public Library is a non-profit support organization of the West Florida Public Library.
Tonight Is Jim Allen Elementary Book Fair Family Night
April 27, 2023
The annual spring book fair is going on this week at Jim Allen Elementary.
Tonight, April 27, is family night until 7 p.m. during which students can shop with their families. The book fair will close at 10 a.m. Friday.
Pictured: The spring book fair at Jim Allen Elementary School. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.