Falling Rain, Then Falling Temps
January 2, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Thursday: Rain, mainly before noon. Temperature rising to near 58 by 11am, then falling to around 48 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values between 15 and 25 early. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
- Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Rainy Tonight, Turning Colder
January 1, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Rain, mainly after 9pm. Low around 51. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Thursday: Rain, mainly before noon. Temperature rising to near 58 by 11am, then falling to around 48 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
- Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
- Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
NYC: Getting Ready For 2014
December 31, 2013
This photo, taken about 2 p.m. CST time, shows a packed Times Square in New York City as spectators claim a spot for tonight’s ball drop to welcome 2014. Photo by Michael Brantley for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Rain Becoming Likely For 2014
December 31, 2013
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- New Year’s Day: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night: Periods of showers. Low around 49. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Thursday: Showers likely before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
- Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
- Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tax Offices Open Today For Last Day Of Discount
December 31, 2013
All four Escambia County Tax Collector offices will be open regular business hours on New Year’s Eve, according to Tax Collector Janet Holley. Persons paying their 2013 real estate and tangible personal property taxes who want to receive the three percent discount must make their payments by December 31.
In order to receive the three percent discount and have your tax payment receipted with a December date, payments must be:
- received in the tax office by close of business December 31 or
- made on the tax collector website by midnight December 31.
Additionally, payments mailed with a December 31 postmark or left in a 24-hour drop boxes after hours on that date will receive the three percent discount but will be dated in January.
Residents are encouraged to pay taxes online; however, other options are available, such as payment by phone, by mail, and in person at any of the four convenient tax collector offices.
Drive thru service and 24-hour drop boxes are available at all locations.
Escambia County Tax Collector Offices will be open regular business hours — 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. — on Tuesday.
Offices are located at:
- Downtown – 213 Palafox Place
- Marcus Pointe – 6451 North W Street
- Molino – 6440 Highway 95-A North, Suite A
- Warrington – 507 N. Navy Boulevard
For more information, call (850) 438-6500, ext. 3252.
Mostly Cloudy Skies, Highs In The 50’s Today
December 30, 2013
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the evening. Lows around 40. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph becoming 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
- New Years Day: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly sunny. Chance of rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
- Thursday Night: Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
- Friday: Cooler…sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
- Saturday Night: Not as cool. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
A Little Afternoon Sunshine
December 29, 2013
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
- Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind.
- New Year’s Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Soggy Saturday
December 28, 2013
A low pressure system is forecast to pass over the area on Saturday, bringing widespread rain to the entire area Saturday and Saturday night. But there are no severe storms expected.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Saturday: Rain. High near 54. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
- Saturday Night: Showers. Low around 48. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
- Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
- New Year’s Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Final Day: Nominate North Escambia Persons Of The Year
December 28, 2013
NorthEscambia.com will honor several North Escambia residents as North Escambia Persons of the Year as 2013 comes to a close, and we need your help today.
We are asking our readers to nominate individuals that they believe made a difference in North Escambia during 2013. We will choose several of them to be named as a 2013 North Escambia Person of the Year. The awards are our way of saying thanks to those that have worked to improve our lives in the North Escambia area during the past year.
We are not necessarily looking for a person with a long list of accomplishments. We are looking for people that have given of themselves — often quietly — to help others and the communities of North Escambia during the past year.
To nominate someone, please email their name, contact information (if known), and the reason why you believe they should be a Person of the Year. The person must either be a resident of North Escambia, work in North Escambia or otherwise have significantly impacted North Escambia in some way. For the purposes of this award, we will define North Escambia as being Cantonment north to the Alabama line in Escambia County, Florida
Entries should be emailed to news@northescambia.com by midnight today – Saturday, December 28. We need your email and phone number just in case we have questions, but your name and contact information will not be published.
Please make your nominations by email; do not use the story comment form below.
The 2013 North Escambia Persons of the Year will be named next week.
Clouds For Friday, Rain On Saturday
December 27, 2013
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Rain. High near 54. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
- Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 46. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
- New Year’s Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.




