Weather in Panama City Beach

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:07 am (CDT)

Now · clear 62 °F

Feels like: 59 °F
Low / high: 61 / 81 °F
Rain: 2%
Wind: 8 mph NNE

→ 30.12 inHg · steady

Today in Panama City Beach: overcast, 61 °F to 81 °F, with a 2% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the north-northeast (8 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 67 °F to 83 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 83 °F. Next likely rain: Sunday 1 (34%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

81° 61°
Today
83° 67°
Fri 30
82° 69°
Sat 31
78° 68°
Sun 1
79° 65°
Mon 2
79° 65°
Tue 3
79° 67°
Wed 4
76° 65°
Thu 5
73° 59°
Fri 6
71° 55°
Sat 7
71° 53°
Sun 8
72° 56°
Mon 9
76° 60°
Tue 10
71° 53°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	61 / 81 °F	2%	11 mph NE	1.0 ft	12:24 am	HRRR
Fri 30	Light drizzle	67 / 83 °F	0%	11 mph NE	0.8 ft	1:25 am	NBM
Sat 31	Light drizzle	69 / 82 °F	13%	11 mph E	1.0 ft	2:26 am	NBM
Sun 1	Light drizzle	68 / 78 °F	34% · 0.19 in	14 mph ENE	1.8 ft	2:26 am	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	65 / 79 °F	8% · 0.00 in	13 mph ENE	1.3 ft	3:31 am	NBM
Tue 3	Partly cloudy	65 / 79 °F	5%	11 mph ESE	1.4 ft	4:46 am	NBM
Wed 4	Showers	67 / 79 °F	34% · 0.11 in	15 mph SE	1.8 ft	6:15 am · 8:17 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Showers	65 / 76 °F	27% · 0.31 in	16 mph WNW	3.7 ft	7:51 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Clear sky	59 / 73 °F	10% · 0.00 in	10 mph NW	3.9 ft	7:59 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Overcast	55 / 71 °F	4%	8 mph N	0.9 ft	8:17 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Partly cloudy	53 / 71 °F	5% · 0.02 in	9 mph E	0.4 ft	8:43 pm	NBM
Mon 9	Overcast	56 / 72 °F	10%	9 mph SE	0.8 ft	9:16 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	60 / 76 °F	12% · 0.07 in	6 mph WNW	0.7 ft	9:57 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Clear sky	53 / 71 °F	12%	6 mph N	0.5 ft	10:43 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Friday 30 12:00 am; then NBM until Monday 9 1:00 am; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 9:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Clear	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Clear
Temperature	65°	64°	61°	68°	78°	81°	76°	71°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	5 NNE	6 NE	8 NNE	10 NE	9 ENE	8 NE	6 NNE	6 NNE
Humidity	55%	74%	75%	77%	62%	51%	61%	71%
UV	0	0	0	2	6	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	81°	82°	82°	80°	81°	82°	79°
AIFS	79°	79°	80°	75°	78°	79°	77°
GFS	83°	81°	82°	74°	79°	81°	78°
ICON	82°	82°	82°	73°	77°	82°	81°
HRRR	81°	83°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	82°	83°	82°	78°	79°	79°	79°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0.00 in	0.02 in	0.02 in	0	0	1.12 in
AIFS	0	0	0.09 in	0.15 in	0.03 in	0	0.05 in
GFS	0	0	0.01 in	0.17 in	0.00 in	0	0.14 in
ICON	0	0	0	0.50 in	0.01 in	0	0.05 in
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0.19 in	0.00 in	0	0.10 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	916	814	1018	1119	1016	920	1323
AIFS	12	11	12	14	14	14	12
GFS	1326	1324	1428	1526	1425	1326	1828
ICON	917	918	917	1123	1532	1123	1021
HRRR	1125	1023	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1117	1117	1120	1421	1320	1117	1521
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	2%	2%	30%	43%	12%	10%	37%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	6%	42%	52%	10%	16%	42%
NBM (NOAA)	2%	0%	13%	34%	8%	5%	34%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	1%	13%	13%	4%	4%	18%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures, wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +3.6 °F	Well above +166%	Normal +0.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit below −1.4 °F	A bit above +35%	A bit above +0.7 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit above +29%	A bit above +0.7 °F	69° / 61°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal −0.4 °F	A bit above +49%	A bit above +0.7 °F	67° / 60°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal −0.7 °F	Above +86%	A bit above +0.5 °F	65° / 58°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.5 °F	Above +63%	—
December	A bit below −0.9 °F	A bit above +32%	—
January	A bit below −1.3 °F	A bit above +41%	—
February	A bit below −1.4 °F	Above +65%	—
March	A bit below −0.9 °F	Above +54%	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Panama City Beach climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Panama City Beach is from March to May and from October to November: highs of 72 °F to 84 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from May to October, peaking in August. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 13 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Panama City Beach, about 4 every 10 years; 3 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Mindy, in September 2021.

63° 43°

JanJ
66° 45°

FebF
72° 51°

MarM
78° 57°

AprA
84° 65°

MayM
89° 71°

JunJ
91° 74°

JulJ
91° 74°

AugA
88° 71°

SepS
81° 61°

OctO
72° 51°

NovN
66° 46°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	63°	43°	4.47 in	9	5.0	64°	2.9 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	66°	45°	4.84 in	7	5.7	63°	2.6 ft	–
MarchMar	72°	51°	4.98 in	8	7.1	65°	2.4 ft	–
AprilApr	78°	57°	4.25 in	8	7.8	69°	2.3 ft	–
MayMay	84°	65°	3.39 in	9	9.2	76°	1.9 ft	1
JuneJun	89°	71°	7.83 in	16	7.8	82°	1.9 ft	1
JulyJul	91°	74°	7.70 in	20	7.8	84°	1.7 ft	1
AugustAug	91°	74°	8.67 in	19	7.1	85°	1.8 ft	5
SeptemberSep	88°	71°	7.04 in	11	6.9	83°	1.9 ft	4
OctoberOct	81°	61°	4.31 in	6	6.4	79°	2.3 ft	1
NovemberNov	72°	51°	3.25 in	7	6.1	72°	2.4 ft	–
DecemberDec	66°	46°	4.41 in	9	4.8	67°	2.7 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	64°	2.9 ft	–
Feb	63°	2.6 ft	–
Mar	65°	2.4 ft	–
Apr	69°	2.3 ft	–
May	76°	1.9 ft	1
Jun	82°	1.9 ft	1
Jul	84°	1.7 ft	1
Aug	85°	1.8 ft	5
Sep	83°	1.9 ft	4
Oct	79°	2.3 ft	1
Nov	72°	2.4 ft	–
Dec	67°	2.7 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 65.16 in of rain on about 128 days and about 2,500 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now62 °Ffeels like 59 °F

Tomorrow67 / 83 °F

It's 62 °F now (feels like 59 °F). Today, 61 °F to 81 °F; tomorrow, 67 °F to 83 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 2%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 13%
Sun 1 34% 0.19 in
Mon 2 8% 0.00 in
Tue 3 5%
Wed 4 34% 0.11 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 2%. The next day with likely rain is Sunday 1: 34% and 0.19 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity71%

Dew point52 °F

Humidity is 71% now and the dew point is 52 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now14 migood

Clouds19%

Visibility is good now (14 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak6moderate

Fri 30: 5 · Sat 31: 5 · Sun 1: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.1030.20 30.06

Steady now (0.00 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 36

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	60 / 80 °F	11 mph NE
Tue 27	Mainly clear	56 / 79 °F	7 mph NE
Mon 26	Overcast	61 / 78 °F	10 mph NE
Sun 25	Clear sky	60 / 77 °F	13 mph NE
Sat 24	Clear sky	53 / 76 °F	10 mph NE
Fri 23	Partly cloudy	54 / 79 °F	8 mph NE
Thu 22	Partly cloudy	53 / 80 °F	5 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Partly cloudy	53 / 79 °F	0	7 mph NE
Tue 20	Partly cloudy	52 / 76 °F	0	8 mph NE
Mon 19	Overcast	58 / 75 °F	0	10 mph NE
Sun 18	Clear sky	55 / 70 °F	0	12 mph NE
Sat 17	Heavy drizzle	60 / 71 °F	0.08 in	16 mph NNE
Fri 16	Heavy drizzle	69 / 85 °F	0.06 in	6 mph WNW
Thu 15	Partly cloudy	68 / 85 °F	0	7 mph SSE
Wed 14	Partly cloudy	67 / 86 °F	0	7 mph E
Tue 13	Partly cloudy	65 / 87 °F	0	6 mph NNE
Mon 12	Partly cloudy	64 / 88 °F	0	7 mph NNW
Sun 11	Mainly clear	65 / 82 °F	0	9 mph W
Sat 10	Overcast	71 / 77 °F	0	24 mph SW
Fri 9	Showers	72 / 79 °F	3.32 in	28 mph E
Thu 8	Light drizzle	72 / 83 °F	0.01 in	11 mph ENE
Wed 7	Overcast	72 / 82 °F	0	12 mph NE
Tue 6	Rain	72 / 77 °F	1.28 in	12 mph ENE
Mon 5	Light showers	74 / 79 °F	1.44 in	8 mph NE
Sun 4	Thunderstorm	74 / 78 °F	4.31 in	8 mph E
Sat 3	Thunderstorm	75 / 85 °F	0.53 in	7 mph ESE
Fri 2	Thunderstorm	75 / 82 °F	0.96 in	8 mph ESE
Thu 1	Heavy drizzle	73 / 84 °F	0.25 in	8 mph E
Wed 30	Heavy drizzle	70 / 85 °F	0.24 in	8 mph ESE
Tue 29	Partly cloudy	66 / 89 °F	0	6 mph ESE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Panama City BeachQuestions

What's the weather like today in Panama City Beach?

Overcast, from 61 °F to 81 °F, with a gentle breeze from the north-northeast (8 mph) and a 2% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Panama City Beach?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 61 °F and a high of 83 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 6 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.12 inHg and steady: −0.03 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Panama City Beach?

The best time to visit Panama City Beach is from March to May and from October to November: highs of 72 °F to 84 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Panama City Beach in October?

In October, Panama City Beach normally sees highs of 81 °F and lows of 61 °F, with about 6 rainy days (4.31 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 79 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Panama City Beach?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 91 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 43 °F. The wettest is August (8.67 in) and the driest, November.

When is hurricane season in Panama City Beach?

Hurricane season: from May to October, peaking in August. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 13 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Panama City Beach, about 4 every 10 years; 3 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Mindy, in September 2021.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 6.1 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:07 am (local time).

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