Sunny And Hot Today; More Rain Wednesday
April 4, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Rain Ending From The West
April 3, 2017
This is the latest forecast from the National Weather Service:
This Afternoon: Slight chance of showers. High of 82.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Century Council To Consider Garbage Rate Increase Tonight
April 3, 2017
The Century Town Council is set to approve a garbage fee increase when they meet tonight.
Century’s 545 garbage customers currently pay $16.98 to per month. In order to stop financial losses in the garbage department, Hawkins is proposing a 36 percent increase of $6.21 per month, for a total bill of $23.19. The increase will allow the town to continue to collect bulk items such as furniture and appliances and vegetative waste.
The Century Town Council meets at 7 p.m. at the Century Town Hall. All meetings are open to the public.
Pictured: The Century Town Council. NorthEscambia.com photo.
Thomas: Schools OPEN Today (But Alabama Schools Are Closed)
April 3, 2017
Schools in Escambia County (FL) are OPEN today for class. All schools in Escambia County (AL) are closed today.
Escambia County (FL) Public Schools’ Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has announced that all schools are set to open at regular times Monday morning and all bus routes will operate as normal.
“At this time the weather data indicates a stormy and wet day. Most of the weather will occur after we are in school,” said Thomas. “Escambia County, Florida, schools will be in session on Monday.”
The district will remain in close communication with local authorities. If the district is provided with information involving severe weather, all safety precautions will be taken. If the weather causes any delays to dismissal times, the district will keep local media informed, and we’ll have the information on NorthEscambia.com.
Risk Of Severe Storms On Monday
April 2, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Some storms could be severe, with large hail and damaging winds. High near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Sunny Sunday; Storms By Monday
April 1, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. High near 80. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Blue Jacket Jamboree Is Today; Includes Easter Egg Drop For Kids
April 1, 2017
The Northview High School FFA Blue Jacket Jamboree is today at the Escambia County 4-H Facility in Molino with events including a giant Easter Egg Drop.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. with plenty of arts and crafts, a car show, a tractor show and more. An Egg Drop will be held at noon, with over 2,000 Easter eggs dropped from a ladder fire truck for children to hunt for free.
The Blue Jacket Jamboree is held in conjunction with the Gulf Coast Agriculture & Natural Resources Youth Organization Annual Spring Livestock Show. This year’s show begins at 8 a.m. with over fifty 4-H and FFA youth exhibiting hogs, beef cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, and rabbits from Escambia and neighboring counties. The day will conclude with youth exhibitors auctioning off their market animals beginning at 5 p.m. The event is open to the public and there is no charge to attend.
Both events are held at the 4-H Facility at 5701 Highway 99, near Chalker Road in Molino. (Note that Molino Road is closed for bridge constructions. Drivers should access the 4-H Facility from Barrineau Park Road to the south, or Crabtree Church Road to the north.)
The Blue Jacket Jamboree is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com.
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Sunny Saturday And Sunday
March 31, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. High near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunny By Friday
March 30, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. w around 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 78. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Today’s Tate Baseball Games Canceled
March 30, 2017
Due to the loss of a member of the Tate High School baseball family, their games today against Milton have been canceled.