Part of Bay Area under freeze warning Friday morning. Here’s how low temperatures could drop
The Brief
A freeze warning will be in effect Thursday night into Friday morning for interior Pasco County, along with all of Hernando and Citrus counties.
The entire Bay Area will be under a cold weather advisory.
Temperatures will start to warm up this weekend and climb back above average next week.
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay area is not done with chilly weather just yet. A freeze warning will be in effect Thursday night into Friday morning for part of the region, while the entire Bay Area will be under a cold weather advisory.
Cold week continues
Timeline
FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says the high temperature in Tampa only reached 46 degrees on Wednesday, a full 25 degrees below the average high of 71.
It won’t be much warmer on Thursday, according to Osterberg, with mostly cloudy conditions and a north wind keeping the high in the low 50s.
There’s also a chance for a quick shower during the day before the skies clear out, which will allow temperatures to plummet further overnight.
Clouds will clear out on Thursday, allowing for lower temperatures Friday morning.
“As we get that clearing overnight tonight, temperatures are really going to bottom out,” Osterberg said.
A freeze warning has been issued from 10 p.m. Thursday until 10 a.m. Friday for interior portions of Pasco County, along with all of Hernando and Citrus counties.
A freeze warning is in effect for interior Pasco County, along with all of Hernando and Citrus counties, late Thursday night through most of Friday morning.
“We’re looking at temperatures getting down to 30 degrees first thing tomorrow morning. Frost, as well,” Osterberg said Thursday. “Protect those plants and bring those pets in tonight in northern counties.”
The wind chill could drop to 30 degrees or below in other parts of the Bay Area, as well, prompting a cold weather advisory for the region.
A cold weather advisory is in effect for the entire Tampa Bay area Thursday night into Friday morning.
Snow is not in the forecast, however, as the winter storm that brought historic snowfall to north Florida this week is now gone.
The rest of Friday will stay cold, as well, with highs in the mid-50s.
Weekend warmup
By the numbers
This weekend will start chilly, Osterberg says, with more lows in the 30s on Saturday morning.
The high in Tampa could reach 60 degrees for the Gasparilla Pirate Fest, but with more sunshine to make it feel more comfortable during the parade.
Sunday is when we’ll really feel the warmup, according to Osterberg, with the bumping up to about 70 degrees. That trend continues into next week, when temps could finally climb back above average for this time of year.
Temperatures will warm up this weekend, eventually climbing back above average next week, according to meteorologists.
The long-range outlook shows the possibility of above-normal temperatures sticking around all the way into at least the first week of February, as well.
The long-range temperature outlook shows much warmer weather on the way to the Tampa Bay area.
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