Rip Current Statement
Ends in 2 days 4 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 11:56 AM CDT at KNPA

West Pensacola, FL weather

Sunny and 72°22°.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–14 mph22 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · up to 53°12° by 8 PM
UV index: 6High; High until 3 PM
Air quality: 54Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

6°3° cooler than this time yesterday (78°26° then, 72°22° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 56°13° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Clear
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · 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 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	33%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	33%	0%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	32%	0%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	32%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	87%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	72%	3%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	7%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	59%	21%	5
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	53%	21%	6
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	48%	20%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	45%	33%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	30%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	42%	16%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	3%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	48%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	72%	8%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	15%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	78%	21%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	16%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	86%	12%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	90%	25%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	93%	44%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	93%	36%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	90%	45%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	83%	7%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	72%	5%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	30%	3
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	54%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	62%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 77°25° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 57°14°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 76°24° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 69°21°. Typical 76°24° / 56°13°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  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
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 56°13°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 70°21°. Typical 76°24° / 55°13°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–73°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 67°19°. Typical 76°24° / 55°13°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 55°13°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 77–79°.

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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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Elevenmile Creek near Pensacola

6.4 mi

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 2,110 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Pensacola Bay at Fort Pickens (in MHHW)

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.4 ft

Reading from Sat 10:54 AM · NWS gauge page

Styx River at Styx River at Seminole

13 mi

Level: 9.3 ft

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Escambia River near Molino

17 mi

Level: 1.5 ft

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

This week 7Typical 0

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–11:00 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).

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

West Pensacola 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 6:33–6:42 AM; first light 6:33 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 5:16 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

1 active weather alert

Rip Current Statement

West Pensacola, FL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Elevenmile Creek near Pensacola

Pensacola Bay at Fort Pickens (in MHHW)

Styx River at Styx River at Seminole

Escambia River near Molino

For your home

Heating 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