Dry through Friday in Tampa, with rain chances rising Halloween evening and Sunday
Forecasters call for a 40% chance of showers Saturday afternoon and night, climbing to 70% on Sunday.
TAMPA - Tampa should stay dry and warm through Friday before rain chances climb over Halloween weekend, according to the National Weather Service forecast updated early Thursday.
Thursday is forecast to be mostly sunny with a high near 86 and a northeast wind of 8 to 11 mph, gusting as high as 18 mph. Thursday night looks partly cloudy with a low around 71. Friday is forecast to be mostly sunny with a high near 87.
On Saturday, Halloween, the weather service calls for a 40% chance of showers after 2 p.m., with a high near 86. The chance stays at 40% Saturday night, with showers possible before 8 p.m., scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m., and a low around 72.
Sunday brings the best chance of rain: showers and thunderstorms, mostly cloudy skies, a high near 82 and a 70% chance of precipitation. The chance is 60% Sunday night, with a low around 68, and 30% Monday, when storms are expected mainly before 8 a.m.
No weather alerts were in effect for Tampa on land early Thursday. On the water, the weather service's small craft advisory for Tampa Bay waters was set to expire at 8 a.m. Thursday.
Source: National Weather Service forecast for Tampa (updated 2:21 a.m. Oct. 29, 2026) and NWS Tampa Bay small craft advisory text (issued 12:50 a.m. Oct. 28, 2026).