Slight Chance Of Showers Friday Night And Into Saturday
February 16, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph.
Washington’s Birthday: Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Cool, Near 40 Tonight
February 14, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 31. North wind around 5 mph.
Washington’s Birthday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Cantonment Church Offering ‘Ashes To Go’ At A Hardware Store For Ash Wednesday
February 14, 2024
Need to do Ash Wednesday in a hurry? Several churches are offering outdoor ashes to help people start Lent today, even without leaving their cars.
St. Monica’s Episcopal Church Rev Deacon Rachel Iversen says they will be on the porch of Ace Hardware on Highway 29 Cantonment from 9 am until 11 am., offering ashes to observe Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent.
“This is for people on their way to work – it’s a window of opportunity,” Iversen said. “People can pull up, we’ll have a guided meditation, a prayer on a bulletin. They can read the prayer, prepare mentally and spiritually. If they want to pray, we’ll pray with them.”
The drive-through concept welcomes people who have never observed Ash Wednesday before. They don’t have to be churchgoers, Iversen said. “There’s no stipulation – wherever you are in your spiritual journey,” she said. “If they’re curious, they can experience the ashes. It’s a spiritual experience. If people want a time of prayer, repentance and reflecting on their own mortality, we want to let them know that the call to turn and focus on God is present anywhere.”
We make a shape of the cross with ashes on the forehead and say what the ancients said, ‘Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.’ It’s a wonderful reminder of our mortality but the grace of it all too.”
Iversen said they will hand out sheets with answers to frequently asked questions about Ash Wednesday, such as “Do I have to wear the ashes all day?” “Only if you want to,” Iversen said. The ashes are worn as a sign of penitence.
“The church is called to take the church out to the streets.
“We are going to dress like clergy so people know we are fulfilling that role,” Iversen said. “If I were out there in blue jeans people wouldn’t know we were ministers.”
Ash Wednesday marks the start of the 40-day penitential period of Lent, leading up to the celebration of Easter on March 31.
There will also be an indoor Ash Wednesday service at 6 p.m. at St. Monica’s Episcopal church at 699 Highway 95A.
Cool Tuesday; Dropping Into The 30s Tuesday Night
February 13, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 32.
Washington’s Birthday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Escambia County Program Will Provide Bus Or Plane Tickets To Get Homeless Out
February 12, 2024
Escambia County has launched a new program to offer free transportation assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness who are seeking to reunite with their family, friends, or other support networks.
“Real Change Project Reconnect” is a completely voluntary program that aims to reduce homelessness in Escambia County, while offering resources to those wanting to travel to locations where they have a better support system to help them get back on their feet.
Through the program, eligible individuals and families will be provided with a bus or plane ticket to their chosen destination, provided they can demonstrate that family, a job, or support network is in place for them.
The Real Change Project Reconnect program is already seeing early success, helping two brothers who were experiencing homelessness and living on the streets of downtown Pensacola for several months. The Pensacola Police Department’s Community Outreach Division was able to connect the brothers with Project Reconnect, which gave them free bus tickets to be reunited with their father in Alabama, where they had housing, family support, and potential job opportunities waiting for them. Although the brothers had previously been offered assistance, they did not express an interest in accepting help until they heard about Real Change Project Reconnect and the opportunity it provided them to reconnect with family support.
he following individuals and families may be eligible for Real Change Project Reconnect:
- Individuals and families seeking family reunification and housing with their family or other support system.
- Individuals and families who have identified employment and need only short-term social service support to facilitate their transition to the arrival community.
- Individuals and families who have affordable permanent housing or other shelter options awaiting them in a community where they have family or social supports.
- Escambia County is working with community partners to facilitate the program, which includes an application and screening process to help ensure the travel assistance is provided to individuals who will benefit the most from the program. During the application process, travel options will be evaluated and coordinated with applicants to determine whether bus or plane tickets are the most economical option for their destination.
This program is just one part of Escambia County’s ongoing efforts to reduce homelessness in the community, and the county is continuing to work with community partners to strategize additional solutions for those experiencing homelessness.
In order to help assess the level of interest in the program, a new question was added to the annual Point in Time Count and Survey in Escambia County, which took place in January 2024. The new survey question asked participants whether they would be interested in transportation assistance for family reunification and/or support.
Of the participants who answered the relocation question, approximately 30% indicated that they are interested in transportation assistance. Data from the surveys will help Escambia County connect with those individuals who have expressed an interest in participating in the program.
For more information about Project Reconnect and other Escambia County Real Change programs and resources, visit MyEscambia.com/realchange or email homelessness@myescambia.com.
Limited funding available. Program participation is subject to funding availability and eligibility requirements. Completing an application does not guarantee transportation assistance.
Turning Colder Monday Night
February 11, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Washington’s Birthday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Chance Of Showers Through Sunday
February 10, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Slight Chance Of Rain Tonight; More Rain For The Weekend
February 9, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Cool Tonight, Back Near 70 Tomorrow
February 7, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 58. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunny, Mild For Tuesday
February 6, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.