Heat And Humidity: High Near 95, Chance Of Afternoon Rain
August 18, 2026
A heat advisory is once again in effect on Tuesday with a heat index reaching near 110 today.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 109. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 76. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 108. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Another Day, Another Heat Advisory With A Few Afternoons Showers Possible
August 17, 2026
Another day, another heat advisory in effect for Monday with a heat index as high as 108 degrees.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 108. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 107. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Triple-Digit Heat Indices Continue With Scattered Afternoon Thunderstorms
August 16, 2026
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 109. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Is The Final Day Of Early Voting
August 15, 2026
Saturday is the last day of early voting for the August 18 primary election.
Early voting will be available from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Saturday at 10 locations in Escambia County:
- Molino Community Center, 6450 Highway 95A, Molino
- Escambia County Extension Services, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment
- Billy G. Ward Century Courthouse, 7500 N Century Blvd, Century
- UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola
- Bellview Library, 6425 Mobile Highway, Pensacola
- Asbury Place, 750 College Blvd, Pensacola
- Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office, 213 Palafox Place, Second Floor, Pensacola
- Main Library, 239 Spring Street, Pensacola
- Southwest Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway, Pensacola
- Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W De Soto Street, Pensacola
Polls will be open on election day, Tuesday, November 3 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Highs In The Mid 90s And Humid For The Weekend
August 15, 2026
Hot conditions continue through the weekend and into next week. A Heat advisory is effect for Saturday a high heat index up to 108. Additional heat advisories will likely be needed.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 108. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Calm wind.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 109. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Sheriff Provides Update On Century Shooting That Killed One, Injured Another; Retaliatory Gunfire Under Investigation
August 14, 2026
Escambia County Sheriff Simmons is providing more details about a double shooting Thursday night in Century that claimed one person’s life and injured another, and he said shots were fired into a nearby home a short time later in possible retaliation.
The incident occurred about 6:30 p.m. at Showalter Park, off Hecker Road. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office received a shots-fired call and arrived to find an adult male with gunshot wounds in a parking area between a ball field and a children’s playground. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. A second adult male victim later arrived at Jay Hospital, suffering from a through-and-through gunshot wound to the leg that was not believed to be life-threatening.
At that time, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office received a shots-fired call and arrived to find an adult male with gunshot wounds in a parking area between a ball field and a children’s playground. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A second victim later arrived at Jay Hospital, suffering from a through-and-through gunshot wound to the leg that was not believed to be life-threatening, according to Sgt. Melony Peterson.
Gathered To Fight
Simmons said a group of seven to eight people, some from Alabama and some from Florida, had gathered at Showalter Park to reportedly fight over a girl. He described a scene where two people were fighting, and more people were gathered around watching.
Suspect Identified
“We do have a suspect; I’m not at liberty to say that’s the shooter yet, but we do have a suspect and we are following up on the information that we have on who that suspect might be,” the sheriff said, adding that an arrest warrant has not yet been issued as of early Friday afternoon.
He added that there has been “some cooperation” with investigators from those on the scene.
Shooting Near Another Park And Youth Practices
There were no organized activities at Showalter Park at the time, but youth football and cheerleading practices were underway a short distance away at neighboring Anthony Pleasant Park, where many people reported hearing multiple gunshots. Practices were halted, and people left Anthony Pleasant Park out of an abundance of caution, according to Century Blackcats Youth Football and Cheerleading. There is a small wooded area between the two parks, which are connected by a trail and footbridge.
“It’s certainly tragic that an individual would be killed, and it’s certainly concerning the individual that is involved felt the need to take this type of action and not have any concern about the safety of the other individual that was shot in the leg or anyone that might be nearby. We as a community should say that’s unacceptable,” Simmons stated.
“Those people that have information should tell us and be honest with us, so that this person can’t harm anyone else.”
Retaliatory Shooting
A second shots-fired incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Mayo Street, just a few blocks from the park. Numerous bullet holes were found in a home.
“We believe that the individual that did the shooting has a connection to that house and we feel like it was retaliatory,” Simmons said. “We believe that people know who did it. People know who the shooter is, who the killer is, and we want them to tell us instead of taking matters into their own hands.”
Know Something?
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the ECSO at (850) 436-9620. Callers can remain anonymous.
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Investigation Continues Into Century Double Shooting That Left One Dead, Another Wounded
August 14, 2026
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The investigation is continuing into a double shooting that left one man dead and another wounded on Thursday evening at a Century park.
The incident occurred about 6:30 p.m. at Showalter Park, off Hecker Road.
There were no organized activities at Showalter Park at the time, but youth football and cheerleading practices were underway a short distance away at neighboring Anthony Pleasant Park, where many people reported hearing multiple gunshots. Practices were halted, and people left Anthony Pleasant Park out of an abundance of caution, according to Century Blackcats Youth Football and Cheerleading. There is a small wooded area between the two parks, which are connected by a trail and footbridge.
At that time, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office received a shots-fired call and arrived to find an adult male with gunshot wounds in a parking area between a ball field and a children’s playground. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A second victim later arrived at Jay Hospital, suffering from a through-and-through gunshot wound to the leg that was not believed to be life-threatening, according to Sgt. Melony Peterson.
The suspect or suspects fled the scene and have not yet been identified, according to the ECSO.
The names of the victims have not been released.
Triple-Digit Heat Index Values And Scattered Afternoon Storms
August 14, 2026
A heat advisory is in effect for Friday. The National Weather Service said heat indices in the 108-110 degree range will be dangerous for anyone outdoors for extended periods.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 109. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Ready For Football? It’s Kickoff Classic Week
August 14, 2026
School is back in session, and the big high school football games are nearly here.
This week, high school teams from across Escambia County will meet under the stadium lights for kickoff classics.
West Florida and Pace started things off Thursday night, while other area teams will face off on Friday night.
The regular season begins August 20 for Northview as the Chiefs face Rocky Bayou and Pensacola Catholic hosts Milton, and August 21 for other Escambia County teams, including Tate as the Aggies play host to Marianna.
August 13
- Pace 20, West Florida 0
August 14
- Navarre at Escambia, 7 p.m.
- Pine Forest at Tate, 7 p.m.
- Walton at Gulf Breeze, 7 p.m.
- Pensacola at Milton, 7 p.m.
- Booker T. Washington at Crestview, 7 p.m.
- Pensacola Catholic vs. Baker/Chipley at Chipley, 7 p.m.
- Marianna at Northview, 7 p.m.
- Central at Jay, 7:30 p.m.
One Dead In Double Shooting At Century Park
August 13, 2026
One person was killed and another injured in a double shooting Thursday evening at a Century park.
About 6:30 p.m., the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office received a shots-fired call at Showalter Park, off Hecker Road. They arrived to find an adult male with gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A second victim later arrived at Jay Hospital, suffering from a through-and-through gunshot wound to the leg that was not believed to be life-threatening, according to Sgt. Melony Peterson.
The suspect or suspects fled the scene and have not yet been identified, according to the ECSO.
The investigation is continuing, and further details have not yet been released.
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