Fort Walton Beach, FL Weather

Okaloosa County8:17 AM CDT30.42°N, 86.62°WElevation 7 ft
Rip Current Statement until 6:00 PM Mon

Current conditions

Clear
61°
Clear
Feels like 61°
High 77°·Low 53°
WindNE 10 mph gusts 18 mph
Humidity72%
Dew point52°
Pressure30.30 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover0%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise6:56 AM
Sunset6:06 PM

Observed at Destin, Destin-Ft. Walton Beach Airport · 42 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Sunday

    Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

  • Sunday Night

    Clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

  • Monday

    Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 2 days ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 56°
  2. 9 AM Sunny 60°
  3. 10 AM Sunny 64°
  4. 11 AM Sunny 68°
  5. 12 PM Sunny 71°
  6. 1 PM Sunny 74°
  7. 2 PM Sunny 76°
  8. 3 PM Sunny 76°
  9. 4 PM Sunny 76°
  10. 5 PM Sunny 74°
  11. 6 PM Clear 72°
  12. 7 PM Clear 69°
  13. 8 PM Clear 66°
  14. 9 PM Clear 63°
  15. 10 PM Clear 61°
  16. 11 PM Clear 59°
  17. Mon12 AM Clear 58°
  18. 1 AM Clear 57°
  19. 2 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  20. 3 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  21. 4 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  22. 5 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  23. 6 AM Sunny 53°
  24. 7 AM Sunny 54°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Clear Clear52°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny51°79°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny53°76°
  4. TodayOct 25 Sunny Sunny53°77°
  5. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny55°77°
  6. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny56°77°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°76°
  8. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny78°
  9. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy0.02 in67°81°
  10. SatOct 31 Rain Rain0.15 in70°78°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

29
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • SunGood
  • MonGood
  • TueGood

Okaloosa County, FL reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 6:56 AM
Sunset 6:06 PM
Daylight 11 h 10 min (−1 min 42 s tomorrow)
Full Moon · 99% lit
Moonrise 5:31 PM Moonset 6:17 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low77° / 52°
Record high90° (1941)
Record low34° (1982)
Wettest1.80 in (2008)
Month to date16.38 in (normal 3.62 in)

Niceville, records since 1937. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in MOB, issued 7 hrs ago

Key Messages

Issued at 1253 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

- Moderate to strong northeast winds will create hazardous conditions for small craft over most of the marine area into early next week, possibly continuing into late week.

- A High Risk of rip currents is expected for beach areas through Monday, potentially returning mid week.

Discussion

Issued at 1044 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Dry weather conditions continue to prevail throughout the upcoming week. Highs remain in the middle to upper 70's each day, with a few spots touching 80 degrees any given day. Overnight lows stay just below normal for this time of year, with middle to upper 40's over the interior and lower 50's nearer the coast. A gradual warming trend in overnight lows may occur late in the week, generally increasing by a few degrees areawide.

Our area remains on the western periphery of upper troughing today, with upper ridging attempting to build in to the area tonight into Monday. This will be short-lived as another upper trough progresses across the central CONUS with southwesterly flow aloft becoming established Tuesday into Wednesday. After this, ridging will once again attempt to build in as we head into the late week into weekend timeframe. Despite the more variable upper pattern, we remain mostly dry throughout the entire forecast period. A small chance for rain may return to our far western counties in southeast Mississippi as we head into next weekend. A High risk of rip currents will continue through Monday, tapering to a Moderate risk Tuesday before potentially increasing back to a High risk Wednesday. MM/25

Aviation

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1253 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

VFR conditions will prevail though the period. /13

Marine

Issued at 1044 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Moderate to strong northeasterly winds prevail through Monday morning, then diminish Monday afternoon. The offshore flow diminishes Monday evening into Tuesday, strengthening Tuesday night. A moderate to strong flow prevails Wednesday through Friday. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the open Gulf waters through early Monday afternoon. Another advisory may become necessary mid-week when winds strengthen once again. MM/25

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