Rip Current Statement
Ends in 2 days 10 h
When
From 7 AM CDT this morning through Monday evening.
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 expected.
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 7:53 AM CDT at KPNS

Oriole Beach, FL weather

Sunny and 58°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 58°14°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east-northeast. 711–15 mph24 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable · up to 54°12° by 7 PM
UV index: 0Low; High 12–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.8 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 (59°15° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 60°16° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 61°16° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	0%	2
Sat 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	49%	0%	5
Sat 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	0%	6
Sat 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	41%	1%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	41%	0%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	0%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	81%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	81%	1%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	73%	1%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	0%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	63%	0%	6
Sun 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	57%	3%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	52%	2%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	5%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	48%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	65%	4%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	13%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	65%	41%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	68%	46%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	70%	45%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	24%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	75%	17%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	78%	33%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	81%	39%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	84%	49%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	84%	68%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 64°18°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 77°25° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  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 75. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 57°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 63°17°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 66°19°. Typical 76°24° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 56°13°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 68°20°. Typical 76°24° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–72°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 56°13°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 70°21°. Typical 76°24° / 55°13°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  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
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 55°13°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 76°24°, low 67°19°. Typical 76°24° / 55°13°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  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
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–72°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 55°13°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 60°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 59°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–78°.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Pensacola Bay at Fort Pickens (in MHHW)

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6:54 AM · NWS gauge page

Holley (In MHHW)

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.4 ft

Reading from Sat 6:54 AM · NWS gauge page

Navarre Beach Gulf of America (In MHHW)

14 mi

Level: 20.7 ft

Reading from Sat 6:54 AM · NWS gauge page

East End Santa Rosa Sound (In MHHW)

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 6:54 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 58% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 16

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–7:00 AM

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 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−5°−3°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Oriole Beach 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: 5:34–6:22 PM; Morning 6:41–7:29 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:32 PM; Morning 6:32–6:41 AM; first light 6:32 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:32 PM–6:33 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:15 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Oriole Beach. 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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Rip Current Statement

Oriole Beach, FL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Pensacola Bay at Fort Pickens (in MHHW)

Holley (In MHHW)

Navarre Beach Gulf of America (In MHHW)

East End Santa Rosa Sound (In MHHW)

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon