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GRAYTON BEACH NATION’S BEST

May 21, 2020 | 5:55 PM

Stephen Leatherman, a coastal scientist and professor at Florida International University, also known as “Dr. Beach”, has been ranking the nation’s beaches for 30 years. This year he selected Grayton Beach in Walton County as the best beach in the United States. It is one of two Florida beaches that were on the 2020 list, along with Caladesi Island State Park in Dunedid (“Done-E-Din”) ranked number 6. Other beaches making his list were in North Carolina; South Carolina; New York; Hawaii; Massachusetts; and California.
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Sun Sep 6
Pensacola, FL, USA
88°F
Feels Like: 101°F
Wind/Dir: 30 MPH-WSW
Humidity: 70%
Pressure: 29.8 INHG
Mostly Cloudy. Feels like 101°F. Wind 30 mph WSW. Pressure 29.8 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
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Sun Sep 6
This Afternoon
90°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 24%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
79°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 24%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mon Sep 7
Day
91°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-S
Precipitation: 36%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night
77°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 51%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tue Sep 8
Day
87°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 59%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night
78°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 59%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wed Sep 9
Day
88°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 69%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night
78°FLow
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 59%
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thu Sep 10
Day
87°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 47%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night
78°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 47%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Fri Sep 11
Day
88°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 48%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night
78°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 45%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sat Sep 12
Day
88°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 51%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night
78°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-S
Precipitation: 46%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.