Pensacola Week Ahead: Warm Halloween, Rainier Sunday, Thunderstorms Likely Wednesday
Pensacola stays warm into November — highs near 80 through the week — with the rain chance climbing for Sunday and the week's strongest storm signal arriving Wednesday, when the station feed puts thunderstorms at 60 percent.
Halloween Saturday is the driest day of the weekend in Pensacola. The station's live feed puts Saturday's high at 78.5 degrees with a low of 68.4 and a 13 percent precipitation chance, and the North Escambia forecast calls for a 20 percent chance of showers after 1 p.m., mostly cloudy skies and an east wind of 5 to 10 mph. A few scattered showers remain possible during trick-or-treating hours, with the chance increasing overnight.
Sunday is the wetter day: a high of 76, a low of 69.4 and a 49 percent precipitation chance on the station feed. Monday brings drizzle at a 31 percent chance with a high of 77.8, before Tuesday dries out to a 10 percent chance under a high of 77.4 — the clearest day of the stretch, and Election Day in Escambia County.
The week's main weather event arrives Wednesday, when the feed shows thunderstorms (weather code 95), the week's highest temperature at 81.2 degrees, and a 60 percent precipitation chance. Thursday stays unsettled at 42 percent before Friday turns mostly clear, with a high of 80.7, a cooler low of 62.8 and a 5 percent rain chance.
