Fort Walton Beach, FL Weather Forecast
Okaloosa County, Florida
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Fort Walton Beach, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Fort Walton Beach, FL at a glance
Fort Walton Beach is home to about 20,925 people in Okaloosa County, across 7.7 square miles. It ranks 113th by population of 275 places in Florida with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Mary Esther, 2 miles away.
- County
- Okaloosa County
- Population
- 20,925 2023 est.
- Land area
- 7.7 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,732
- Forecast point
- 30.4249°N, 86.6218°W
How well can the network see Fort Walton Beach?
The nearest Doppler radar is KEVX (Eglin AFB, FL), to the ENE. Its lowest scan passes about 2,900 ft above Fort Walton Beach. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Fort Walton Beach is closer to its radar than 52% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KHRT (Ft Walton Beach/Hurlburt Fld). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Fort Walton Beach
- Mary Esther, FL2 mi
- Valparaiso, FL8 mi
- Destin, FL9 mi
- Niceville, FL11 mi
- Crestview, FL22 mi
- Milton, FL29 mi
- Freeport, FL29 mi
- Gulf Breeze, FL33 mi
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