Slight Chance Of Severe Storms Tonight
April 2, 2024
There is a marginal (1 out of 5) risk of severe weather tonight across most of the North Escambia area. Winds capable of damaging trees, powerlines, structures and crops. Quarter size hail is possible. There is s low chance of a tornado.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Clouds And 80s for Monday; Rain Chance By Tuesday Night
April 1, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Happy Easter! Clouds And Possible Fog Overnight
March 31, 2024
Happy Easter! Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Here’s A Big List Of Easter Services And More
March 31, 2024
Here are Easter services and events planned in the North Escambia area:
To submit your event, email news@northescambia.com, or click here for our contact form. This list will be updated Sunday morning.
Beulah Community Sonrise Service
The First Baptist Church of Beulah and other area churches will host a Community Sonrise Service at 6:15 a.m. on Easter Sunday at the Navy Federal Recreation Park on Nine Mile Road.
Community SonRise Service
Marcus Pointe Baptist Church will host the annual Community SonRise Service Easter Sunday at 6:15 a.m. at the Blue Wahoos Stadium.
Easter Sunday At Ray’s Chapel
Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church at 170 West Bogia Road will hold Easter Sunday services at 8:30 and 11:30 a.m.
Pinewoods Presbyterian Church Easter
Pinewoods Presbyterian Church at 2198 Highway 297A in Cantonment will hold and Easter Morning Worship Service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 31.
Highland Baptist Molino Easter Celebration
Highland Baptist Church in Molino will hold an Easter Worship Celebration on Sunday March 31 at 10:45 a.m. Connect Groups begin at 9:30 a.m.
Dogwood Park Baptist Easter Service and Egg Hunt
Dogwood Park Baptist Church will have an Easter Service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 31, with an Easter egg hunt to follow.
Gonzalez Methodist Church Sunrise And Easter Services
Gonzalez Methodist Church will hold a Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday at 6:30 a.m. Breakfast will follow at 8:30 a.m., and there will be contemporary service at 10:30 a.m.
Oak Grove Baptist Church Easter
Oak Grove Baptist Church will have an Easter Sunday service at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 31, following Sunday School at 10 a.m. The church is located at 2600 Highway 99 in Oak Grove.
Harvert Christian Center Cantonment
Harvest Christian Center at 1095 Muscogee Road in Cantonment will hold an Easter Sunday celebration at 9:15 and 11 a.m.
Fairth Bible Baptist
Faith Bible Baptist Church will hold and Easter Sunday Communion Serivce at 10.a.m. and an Easter Service at 11 a.m. Please bring flowers to decorate the cross. No everning service on March 31.
Easter At Calvary Molino
Calvary Apostolic Tabernacle at 5591 Highway 29 North in Molino will hold an Easter Sunday Service at 10 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt an candy rain.
Northstone Baptist Easter
Northstone Baptist Church at 2550 West Nine Mile Road will hold Easter Services. Sunday School meets at 9:15 a.m. with Jr. Church and Morning Worship At 10:30 a.m. In the morning service, “The Easter Lily” program will be presented.
Lathram Chapel UMC Easter
Lathram Chapel United Methodist Church at 2690 Jacks Branch Road in Cantonment will hold an Easter Service at 10:30 a.m. Brunch and Easter egg hunt to follow.
Saint Monica’s Episcopal Church Easter
Saint Monica’s Episcopal Church at 699 South Highway 95A in Cantonment will hold an Easter Celebration at 10 a.m. on Easter Sunday with Holy Eucharist followed by a special reception and a children’s Easter Egg Hunt at 11 a.m.
Easter at Hillcrest
Easter Services at Hillcrest Baptist Church on Nine Mile Road will be held on March 31 at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Birth to 4-year-old Preschool Ministry available all services; Kids Ministry for K-5th grade during the 9:30 and 11 a.m. services.
First Baptist Church of Cantonment
The First Baptist Church of Cantonment will hold an Easter Sunday Service with a special start time of 10:15 a.m.
Little Rock Church Robinsonville
Little Rock Baptist Church at 9312 Robinsonville Road, Atmore, will hold Resurrection Sunday services at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 30. A “candy rain” will be held following the service for kids age 5 and up.
Abundant Life Assembly of God Century Easter
Abundant Life Assembly of God at 8040 North Century Boulevard will have an Easter Service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 31. An egg hunt will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Sunny, Mid To Upper 70s This Weekend
March 30, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Atmore To Test Tornado Warning Sirens Friday Afternoon
March 29, 2024
The tornado siren warning system in Atmore will be tested on Friday. According to the Atmore Police Department, the audible testing will take place between 1-3 p.m. File photo.
Reminder: Good Friday Closures
March 29, 2024
Most Escambia County and Century offices will be closed on Friday, March 29 due to the Good Friday holiday. ECUA trash collection will be unchanged.
Escambia County
In observance of Good Friday, the following Escambia County offices will be closed Friday, March 29:
- Escambia County Board of County Commissioners – all departments including:
- West Florida Public Libraries (all locations)
- Escambia County Property Appraiser
- Escambia County Tax Collector
- Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare
- Escambia County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
- Escambia County Extension Office
- Waste Services Administration
- Escambia County Area Transit Administration
Escambia County Notes
- The Animal Welfare and Adoption Center will resume regular hours Saturday, March 30.
- The Perdido Landfill will be open Friday, March 29.
- West Florida Public Libraries will be closed Saturday, March 30. Regular hours will resume Monday, April 1.
- ECAT will operate regular service Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30. Bus service, including UWF trolleys, will not run Sunday, March 31. Regular service will resume Monday, April 1.
ECUA
The ECUA Customer Service office will be closed on Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday. However, the drive-thru payment area and all ECUA business offices will be open. All ECUA residential and commercial sanitation collections will be unaffected by the holiday and will be carried out as usual. ECUA customer service will re-open on Monday, April 1 at 8:30 am.
Town of Century
Century Town Hall will be closed on Friday, March 19 for the Good Friday holiday.
Good Friday Weather: Sunny, High In The 70s
March 29, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Lower 40s Thursday Night
March 28, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Partly Cloudy, Low In The Upper 40s Tonight
March 27, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.