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Fort Walton Beach, Florida

City in Okaloosa County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Fort Walton Beach

Index 12, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Okaloosa County (FL), 19 miles off.

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The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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On the radar over Fort Walton Beach, FloridaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fort Walton Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Fort Walton Beach 1.3 WSWFL-OK-38

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/24 ft/12 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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NicevilleNCVF1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/102 ft/66 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Hurlburt Field (AF), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.2 mi from Fort Walton Beach, Florida. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hurlburt Field (AF), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRTFIG. A THE SKY OVER HURLBURT FIELD (AF)SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 6,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHurlburt Field (AF), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HRTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 66.6 F, 95 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Hurlburt Field (AF): temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.6, 95 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRTFIG. B THE AIR AT HURLBURT FIELD (AF)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 68.0 F, 66.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEHurlburt Field (AF), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HRTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hurlburt Field (AF), north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRTFIG. C THE WIND AT HURLBURT FIELD (AF)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHurlburt Field (AF), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HRTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hurlburt Field (AF), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Florida

25 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Fort Walton Beach

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