Rip Current Statement
Ends in 1 day 19 h
When
Through Monday afternoon.
Where
In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Mobile AL
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Dangerous rip currents.
Impacts
Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Precautionary actions
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Areas: Mobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa Coastal
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Observed 9:55 PM CDT at KPNS

Ferry Pass, FL weather

Clear and 66°19°.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the northeast. Gusts to 22 mph35 km/h around 9 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable · up to 55°13° by 11 PM (a little sticky)
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 12–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 59Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (67°19° then, 67°19° now)

Good hours for

Low 62°17° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 78°26° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 62°17° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 63°17° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 71°22° by 9 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 10p	Clear	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	42%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	81%	32%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	73%	43%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	36%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	59%	31%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	51%	39%	6
Sun 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	42%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	45%	25%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	29%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	42%	10%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	3%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	76°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	2%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	4%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	11%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	11%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	7%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	5%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	78%	6%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	19%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	81%	52%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	25%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	84%	64%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	81%	62%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	70%	56%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	55%	3
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	55%	62%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	66%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	85%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	82%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	80%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	79%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	45%	61%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	46%	62%	0
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	49%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	40%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	33%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 78°26°, low 62°17°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 77°25° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 57°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 76°24° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 56°13°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 69°21°. Typical 76°24° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 56°13°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 69°21°. Typical 76°24° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 55°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 76°24° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–88°31°
Low, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 55°13°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 62°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 62°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 61°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 78–81°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MOB) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Elevenmile Creek near Pensacola

9.0 mi

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 2,090 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Escambia River near Molino

11 mi

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Milton Riverwalk (In MHHW)

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 7:54 PM · NWS gauge page

Yellow River at Brown's Fishing Camp (in MHHW)

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7:54 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 41% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 16

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Pensacola Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1879–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−5°−3°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Ferry Pass weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 11 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:23 PM; Morning 6:42–7:30 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:32 PM; Morning 6:32–6:42 AM; first light 6:32 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 10:15 PM–6:33 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:16 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Ferry Pass. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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