In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/33 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Now. Lighthouse Pointe Beach Park is 71° and clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 70°, so the air feels very oppressive. The air is calm.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 67° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 85°, and the coolest Sunday, near 70°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is Saturday, with wind to 20 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 28 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 11:00 PM in Lighthouse Pointe Beach Park, Florida.
Air quality
Index 38, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Pensacola (FL), 24 miles off.
Highest moderate, today, led by ozone.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 4 PM.
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Now, today, and the week
Facing S 173°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: low
The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.
A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.
The surf zone forecast for Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal, and the waves at buoy 42012, 42.2 mi away.
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 10:20 PM | 2.3 ft | 5 s | S (169°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 2.0 ft | - | S (171°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 6 s | S (172°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 2.0 ft | - | SSW (193°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 6 s | S (190°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 6 s | S (175°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 6 s | S (172°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 6 s | SSE (164°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 6 s | SSW (195°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 1.3 ft | - | S (185°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 6 s | S (191°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 6 s | S (191°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 6 s | S (186°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (182°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (180°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 6 s | S (187°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | SSE (167°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (169°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (172°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 6 s | S (181°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (171°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (179°) |
| Thu 12:50 AM | 1.0 ft | - | S (184°) |
| Wed 11:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal, including Pensacola Beach, Gulf Breeze, Navarre Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and Destin. Issued 8:22 PM CDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | Today | Tonight | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Surf height | 1 foot or less | Around 1 foot | Around 1 foot |
| Water temperature | Around 80 | - | - |
| UV index | High | - | - |
| Weather | Sunny | Mostly clear | Mostly sunny |
| High temperature | In the mid 80s | - | In the lower 80s |
| Low temperature | - | In the lower 70s | - |
| Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon | Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon |
| Tides | Pensacola PassLow 0.3 ft, 12:59 PMNavarre BeachLow 0.2 ft, 10:44 AMEast Pass (Destin)Low 0.1 ft, 12:59 PM | Pensacola PassHigh 1.4 ft, 1:02 AMNavarre BeachHigh 1.8 ft, 11:36 PMEast Pass (Destin)High 0.9 ft, 1:52 AM | Pensacola PassLow 0.3 ft, 2:08 PMNavarre BeachLow 0.2 ft, 11:49 AMEast Pass (Destin)Low 0.1 ft, 2:08 PM |
The 5 instruments nearest Lighthouse Pointe Beach Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/33 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
ChoctawNFJ
At an airfield/7.8 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Naval Live OaksNLOF1
On a military installation/11.0 mi away/28 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Navarre 0.2 ENEFL-SR-52
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/38 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
PesacolaPSAF1
At a cooperative observer's station/17.3 mi away/118 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
25 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.