Panama City BeachNDBC-PCBF1
At a river or reservoir gauge/2.0 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Panama City Beach, Florida
City in Bay County, Florida* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama and Big Bend and Panhandle Florida. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 7 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and compromised trees. Trees damaged from Hurricane Isaias will be extra vulnerable to the elevated winds that may result in more downed trees in the area. In addition, large debris piles from storm cleanup may be blown about resulting in additional hazards to anyone nearby outdoors. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Frequent wind gusts forecast around 30-35 mph will create dangerous conditions outdoors in the vulnerable areas. Elsewhere, winds may result in large tree branches downed and localized power outages.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. Remain alert for potential falling trees and power lines, blown debris, and additional damage to structures that remain compromised from the hurricane.
72°
85°/67°
Clear·
Feels like 72°·Calm 0 mph SSE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Panama City Beach until 7 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 14 degrees cooler: a high of 71° after 85° today.
Now. Panama City Beach is 72° and clear at 12 AM. The dew point is 69°, so the air feels oppressive. The air is calm.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 84° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 59° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 79°, and the coolest Sunday, near 70°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 21 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:11 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:31 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-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 26 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
31Air quality
98%Humidity
4%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
72feels72
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8567
15%
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7159
15%
21mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7054
18mph
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7453
15mph
Tue
Oct 20
7755
12mph
Wed
Oct 21
7856
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
7956
overcast
72°
85°67°
71°59°
70°54°
74°53°
77°55°
78°56°
79°56°
As of 12:00 AM in Panama City Beach, Florida.
Air quality
The air at Panama City Beach
Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Bay and Gulf Counties (FL), 23 miles off.
31Good
- Ozone31Good28 ppb8.7 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone.
GoodModerate
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
Smoke, the next 44 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Panama City Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Panama City Beach, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 4 AM.
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Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Panama City Beach, FloridaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Panama City Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Rank2,278of 2,338
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.8 mi away/20 ft/26 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Panama CityECP
At an airfield/10.7 mi away/226 ft/180 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Panama City Beach 0.3 SWFL-BY-7
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/30 ft/16 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Div Forestry/Panama City TwrPCYF1
At a cooperative observer's station/12.8 mi away/56 ft/10 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Panama City, drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 10.7 mi from Panama City Beach, Florida. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
The sky
No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.
The air
68.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.
The wind
Calm.
The full report of Panama City, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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