Strong Thunderstorms Possible On Monday
February 26, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Areas of fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
30’s Tonight, Sunny Sunday
February 25, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Areas of fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Annual Walnut Hill Ruritan Farm Auction Is Saturday
February 25, 2017
The 43rd Annual Walnut Hill Ruritan Club Farm Equipment Auction will be held this Saturday, February 25 beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The auction includes not only farm equipment, but also household items like tools and small equipment, lawn and garden items, antiques and more. Items can be received on Friday.
Settlement must be made the day of the sale; unknown buyers must have cash, cashier’s check, major credit card, or a letter of credit from their bank. Items must be removed within 24 hours.
Concessions will be available all day from the Ruritan Club.
The sale will be located at the Walnut Hill Community Center on Highway 97 just north of Ernest Ward Middle School.
For more information or consignments, call (850) 384-5761 or (850) 327-4292.
Pictured: Hundreds attended a previous Walnut Hill Ruritan Club farm equipment auction in Walnut Hill. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
February Weather? Near 80 This Afternoon
February 24, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Warm Period Continues
February 23, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Slight Rain Chance
February 22, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Several Inches Of Rain Possible For Today
February 21, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Escambia County Closures For President’s Day
February 20, 2017
Below is a listing of Escambia County offices and departments closed Monday, Feb. 20 for Presidents Day. Normal operations resume Tuesday, Feb. 21.
- Escambia County Board of County Commissioners
- 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 & Comptroller’s office (Clerk’s Finance, Official Records and Clerk to the Board offices)
- Escambia County Animal Shelter
- West Florida Public Libraries (all locations)
Exceptions:
- ECAT buses will run on a modified holiday service every two hours. University of West Florida Trolleys will run regular weekday service. Route 59A and 64 Beach Jumper will have no service. Bus route departures will be as follows:
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- Route 58: Last bus departs downtown at 3:30 p.m.
- Routes 2, 32, 50 and 55: Last bus departs ECAT at 4 p.m.
- Route 59 Express: Last bus departs Naval Air Technical Training Center at 5:15 p.m.
- Route 60 Century: Will run weekday service, departs ECAT at 5 p.m.
- The Perdido Landfill will be open for normal business hours.
- The M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, Theodore Bruno Building – Juvenile, Archives & Records and Century Courthouse will be open for normal business hours.
- Animal Control will be responding to emergency calls only.
Rain Is Moving In
February 20, 2017
A new record high of 81 was set in Pensacola on Sunday, breaking the previous record of 77 set in 2011. A new record of 83 was set in Mobile, topping the 2011 record of 80.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A chance of showers between midnight and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Patchy fog between 9pm and 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers before midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Unexplained Fireball, Boom Rattle Residents
February 19, 2017
There’s no official word so far as to what caused a large boom and a bright light across a portion of the North Escambia area Saturday night.
About 9:15 p.m., the first of hundreds of reports began to arrive in the NorthEscambia.com newsroom describing the boom — shaking houses and rattling windows — in a swath from Baldwin County in Alabama, across northern Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida and Escambia County in Alabama.
Many that were outdoors at the time also reported a big light or fire streaking across the sky….leading many to theorize the the boom was from a meteorite. (Well, technically a meteoroid that entered the atmosphere, a meteorite if any part managed to survive and hit the ground.)
Other media outlets also received numerous reports of the fireball and boom.
There were no reports of any explosions and anything unusual from emergency services or area airports.
Pictured: A sample image of a meteor and fireball. Courtesy NASA for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.