Colder Air, Clear Skies Arrive
January 24, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 52.
Showers, Thunderstorms And Strong Winds
January 23, 2019
Isolated severe storms are possible Wednesday, and there is a wind advisory in effect for winds 25-30 mph with frequent gusts of 30-35 mph. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Low around 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Showers Moving In By Tonight, Wednesday
January 22, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Pictured: Monday’s sunset near Walnut Hill. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
What’s Closed For The MLK Holiday, Trash Pickup Info
January 21, 2019
Below is a listing of Escambia County offices and departments closed Monday, January 21 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
- Escambia County Board of County Commissioners - All departments, including:
- West Florida Public Libraries (All locations)
- Escambia County Property Appraiser
- Escambia County Tax Collector
- Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office
- Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s office
- Waste Services Administrative Offices
- ECAT buses will not operate Monday, Jan. 21. There will be no UWF Trolley or Express Shuttle services. All services will resume schedules Tuesday, Jan. 22. For more information about ECAT schedules, click here.
Exceptions:
- The Perdido Landfill will have regular hours Monday, Jan. 21.
ECUA
ECUA offices will be closed Monday, January 21, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. All residential and commercial sanitation collections for ECUA customers in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties will be unaffected, and will be carried out as scheduled.
Century
All Century town offices are closed Monday, January 21. The regular third Monday of the month council meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, January 28.
Clear And Cold Tonight
January 21, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 62 by 2am. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Celebrate MLK Day With Parades, Programs
January 20, 2019
Parades and programs Monday in the North Escambia area will honor Dr. Martin Luther Kings Jr.
Events will include:
Cantonment
The 13th Martin Luther King Parade will begin at 4 p.m. at Carver Park on Webb Street
Century
The Century-Flomaton Improvement Association will hold its annual celebration Monday. A motorcade will depart the old Carver Middle School at 9 a.m., with a program to follow at 10 a.m. at the Century Ag Building on West Highway 4.
Pensacola
The 32nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade will be at 11 a.m. Monday in downtown Pensacola. The theme is “Work for the Dream: Pray, Vote, Volunteer”.
Atmore
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in Atmore will begin at 10 a.m. at the Houston Avery Park with a new route this year. The parade will leave the park, head south on Martin Luther King Avenue, west on Ridgely Street, north on Main Street, east on Ashley Street to Carver Avenue, follow Carver Avenue back to to Martin Luther King Avenue and north to the park.
Pictured. Martin Luther King Day events last year in Century (top) and Cantonment (below). NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
There’s A Super Blood Moon Total Eclipse Tonight; Here’s How To Watch It
January 20, 2019
There’s a total lunar eclipse Sunday night, and the North Escambia area will have perfect viewing weather.
Grab a jacket — it’s going to be clear and cold as temperatures plummet through the 30’s with a slight north wind.
It’s the only total lunar eclipse of 2019. Visible for its entirety in the U.S., this eclipse is being referred to by some as a super blood moon – “super” because the Moon will be closest to Earth in its orbit during the full moon and “blood” because the total lunar eclipse will turn the Moon a reddish hue.
The real show begins at 9:33 p.m. As the moon moves into the darker shadow, significant darkening of the Moon will be noticeable. Some say that during this part of the eclipse, the moon looks as if it has had a bite taken out of it. That “bite” gets bigger and bigger as the moon moves deeper into the shadow.
As the moon moves completely into the earth’s shadow at 10:41 p.m., something interesting happens: The moon begins to turn reddish-orange. The reason for this phenomenon? Earth’s atmosphere. As sunlight passes through it, the small molecules that make up our atmosphere scatter blue light, which is why the sky appears blue. This leaves behind mostly red light that bends, or refracts, into earth’s shadow. We can see the red light during an eclipse as it falls onto the moon in earth’s shadow. This same effect is what gives sunrises and sunsets a reddish-orange color.
The moment of greatest eclipse, when it’s halfway over, will be at 11:12 p.m.
The end of the total eclipse is at 11:43 p.m. That’s when the “bite” appearance returns and the visible slice of the moon becomes brighter. Most of the show is over about 12:50 a.m. Monday, and the end of the eclipse is 1:48 a.m.
Winter Returns With Cold Windy Day, Freeze Tonight
January 20, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Mostly cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 69. South wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night: Showers. Low around 40. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53.
Wind Advisory; Turning Colder Tonight
January 19, 2019
There is also a wind advisory in effect into Sunday morning with winds expected to be 20-25 mph with frequent guests to near 35 mph. A tornado watch for Escambia County, FL, has been canceled.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Showers Possible By Friday Night, Rain Saturday, Colder On Sunday
January 18, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 5 mph.
M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.