Mostly sunny Monday near 83 in Tampa; midweek front brings shower chances, then a cool weekend
Veterans Day stays warm with a slight chance of afternoon showers. Behind the front, Saturday tops out near 64 and Saturday night drops to about 48.
TAMPA - Tampa starts the week mostly sunny with a high near 83, and a cold front later in the week will bring a few showers and cooler air, according to the National Weather Service forecast issued early Monday, Nov. 9.
Monday's wind is light, from the north around 3 mph, and Monday night is partly cloudy with a low around 65. Tuesday is partly sunny with a high near 83, and Tuesday night is mostly cloudy with a low around 69.
On Veterans Day, Wednesday, the forecast is mostly cloudy with a high near 82 and a 20 percent chance of showers after 1 p.m. The chance rises to 30 percent Thursday, when skies stay mostly cloudy, the high reaches near 78 and west winds gust as high as 18 mph. Showers are possible Thursday night before 1 a.m.
Behind the front, Friday is partly sunny with a high near 70 and a northwest wind of 9 to 14 mph. Friday night falls to around 51. Saturday is sunny with a high near 64, Saturday night is mostly clear with a low around 48, and Sunday is sunny with a high near 69.
The outlook is a little cooler than Sunday's forecast, which had Saturday near 66 and Friday night near 52.
No weather alerts were in effect for Tampa early Monday.
Source: NWS gridded forecast, Tampa (updated 2:01 a.m. EST Nov. 9, read about 5:20 a.m.); National Weather Service forecast for Tampa; NWS active alerts for Tampa (none, read about 5:20 a.m. EST Nov. 9); NWS Tampa Bay office.