North Wind Brings Cooler Temps, 40’s Tonight
March 30, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Good Friday, Easter Closures
March 30, 2018
The following local government closures are planned for Good Friday and Easter.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
- 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 Area Transit administrative offices
- Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office
- Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, all offices
Escambia County Exceptions:
- The Perdido Landfill will be open for normal business hours, but administrative offices will be closed.
- ECAT buses and trolleys will run on a modified schedule (details)
TOWN OF CENTURY
- All offices will be closed.
ECUA
The ECUA Customer Service office will be closed on Friday, March 30, in observance of Good Friday. However, all other ECUA business offices will be open and residential and commercial sanitation collections for ECUA customers in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties will be unaffected by the holiday and will be carried out as usual.
WEST FLORIDA LIBRARY
All West Florida Library locations will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday for Good Friday and Easter. Regular hours will resume on Monday, April 2.
CITY OF PENSACOLA
In observance of the Good Friday holiday, City of Pensacola administrative offices will be closed on Friday, March 30. Emergency services such as Police and Fire will remain open to ensure public safety and health. All regular operations will resume on Monday, April 2.
The City’s sanitation services will be unaffected by the holiday. Garbage, recycling, and yard trash routes will proceed with the normal schedule this week.
All community centers will also be closed on Friday. The Roger Scott Tennis Center and Osceola Golf Course will remain open.
Storms Possible Into The Evening
March 29, 2018
Strong to severe storms are possible across the area this this afternoon. The main threats are strong, gusty winds, but a few tornadoes are possible.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 78. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog between 1am and 4am. Low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Partly Sunny Today, Rain For Thursday
March 28, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 58. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
It’s Weed Appreciation Day In Florida
March 28, 2018
A new plant pops up in your yard — is it a weed? It’s all in the eye of the beholder, says a lawn and garden expert with the University of Florida.
“A weed is simply a plant growing out of place,” said Wendy Wilber, state Master Gardener coordinator for UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
What we might consider a weed in the garden might be a welcomed sight elsewhere, a fact worth recognizing on Weed Appreciation Day, March 28.
“There are a lot of beautiful weeds—we call them wildflowers or native plants. A wildflower growing on the side of the road is very much appreciated. We know they attract pollinators and are good for the ecosystem,” Wilber said.
Weeds’ resilience can also earn our begrudging respect.
“Weeds sometimes will surprise you,” Wilber said. “They’ll show up in a sidewalk crack or the middle of a parking lot. Sometimes we have to admire the weeds for their persistence.”
But if weeds are causing problems for desired plants in the landscape, there are ways to prevent them.
Common weeds in Florida turfgrass include yellow woodsorrel, dollar weed, dichondra, crabgrass, nutsedge, and the spurges. “They often move into a turf that’s unhealthy or has gaps in it. Weed seeds will find a place to germinate in the sparse areas of the lawn,” Wilber explained. “One of the ways we can prevent weeds is by growing a healthy, dense turf the weed seeds can’t fall into and germinate.”
If you just have a few weeds here and there, pull or mow them before they’ve gone to flower to help prevent the seeding of new weeds, she said. If weeds are more prevalent, you may need to apply an herbicide spot treatment. Always read the label and apply treatments correctly, she said.
If you’re just not sure what to do about an unfamiliar plant that’s sprung up in your landscape, call on a local expert. There are more than 4,000 Master Gardener volunteers in the state of Florida, and they are ready to help, Wilber said.
“The Master Gardeners are a corps of volunteers that spreads horticultural information from the University of Florida IFAS Extension. The Master Gardeners are a wealth of knowledge about all kinds of things going on in your lawn, landscape and vegetable garden. You can come to them with practical questions and get practical answers. They are going to help you make your landscape more Florida-friendly and more enjoyable,” she said.
For more information about the Master Gardener program in Escambia County, contact Beth Bolles at (850) 475-5230 or email shendrix@ufl.edu.
Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Clouds With A Few Showers
March 27, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Spring Break Weather Forecast
March 26, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
The Blues Are Back, And Free Practice Shows Begin This Week
March 26, 2018
The Blues are back in town….The U.S. Navy Blue Angels returned home from Texas Sunday and buzzed the beach from west to east. Free practice shows begin this week at NAS Pensacola.
The world-famous Blue Angels are based at NAS Pensacola, and can be seen practicing over the museum at NAS Pensacola select days throughout the year. Practices last about 55 minutes, and admission to is free and open to the public.
The outside viewing area for the Blue Angels practice is located on the museum flight Line north of the museum. Signs are posted to direct visitors to viewing and parking locations, including limited parking for handicapped visitors. Open bleacher seating is available for seating 1,000 people. Chair service is provided at each practice session, a limited quantity of chairs are available for a fee of $3 per chair good for that day’s practice session. Concessions (bottled water, sport drinks, light food and treats) and merchandise are also available. Chair service, concessions and merchandise are provided by the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation and proceeds support the museum and foundation programs.
Sun protection is recommended, as is hearing protection for those with sensitive hearing. There is a 100 percent ID check policy for those 16 and older to access the museum flight line to view a Blue Angels practice. Backpacks, daypacks, luggage, or similar items are not allowed on the flight line during Blue Angel practice air shows. Small purses, bags containing medications, and diaper bags are allowed, but are subject to search by Naval Air Station Pensacola Security personnel.
Practices this week are as follows:
–Wednesday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (autograph session afterward in Museum atrium)
–Thursday 111:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m
–Friday 9-10 a.m.
For a complete schedule, click here.
Showers And Warm Today
March 25, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunny, About 80 Today
March 24, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.