Storm Station

Opal Beach, Florida

Beach in Escambia County, Florida
74° 85°/69°
Clear· Feels like 74°·Light breeze 7 mph ENE

Alert. A Rip Current Statement is in force for Opal Beach until 12 AM Sunday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.

Now. Opal Beach is 74° and clear at 8:15 AM. The dew point is 65°, so the air feels oppressive. Light breeze from the east-northeast at 7 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 85° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 79° 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 Friday, near 85°, and the coolest Tuesday, near 74°. Rain or snow is likely Friday (72%), Saturday (71%), Sunday (73%) and Monday (59%). Rain is possible tomorrow (38%) and Tuesday (43%).

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:34 PM. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 80% lit, and rises at 9:02 PM. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 54 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.

1UV Low
-Air quality
72%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
8:15 AM
74feels74
now, clear
Today
Sep 30
8569
13mph
UV 7
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 1
8378
38%
20mph
UV 7
showers light
Fri
Oct 2
8578
72%
14mph
UV 7
thunderstorm
Sat
Oct 3
7975
71%
15mph
thunderstorm
Sun
Oct 4
7674
73%
showers violent
Mon
Oct 5
7672
59%
19mph
showers violent
Tue
Oct 6
7469
43%
19mph
showers violent
74°
85°69°
83°78°
85°78°
79°75°
76°74°
76°72°
74°69°

As of 8:15 AM in Opal Beach, Florida.

Beach

County
Escambia County
State
Florida
Latitude
30.3647° N
Longitude
86.9625° W

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Opal Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

ChoctawNFJ

At an airfield/9.8 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Naval Live OaksNLOF1

On a military installation/10.4 mi away/28 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Navarre 2.4 WFL-SR-49

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/56 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

PesacolaPSAF1

At a cooperative observer's station/18.2 mi away/118 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Snow on the ground

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