Mostly cloudy and warm for Veterans Day, then a sunny, cooler weekend before showers return next week
Highs near 82 today and 80 Thursday give way to highs in the upper 60s and 70s with lows near 50 Friday night and Saturday night, the National Weather Service says.
TAMPA - Veterans Day in Tampa is mostly cloudy and warm, with a high near 82, according to the National Weather Service forecast updated at 5:07 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. The wind is calm, becoming west-northwest at 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday night is mostly cloudy with a low around 66.
Thursday is mostly cloudy with a high near 80. Thursday night is mostly cloudy with a low around 62.
Cooler air moves in Friday, which is mostly sunny with a high near 72 and a north wind of 7 to 10 mph, gusting as high as 18 mph. Friday night is mostly clear with a low around 50.
Saturday is sunny with a high near 67, and Saturday night is partly cloudy with a low around 50. Sunday is sunny with a high near 74.
Rain chances come back early next week. Monday is mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and a high near 78. Monday night has a 30 percent chance of showers and a low around 62, and Tuesday is mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and a high near 78.
No weather alerts were in effect for Tampa early Wednesday.
Source: National Weather Service forecast for Tampa (updated 5:07 a.m. EST Nov. 11, read about 6:00 a.m.); NWS active alerts for Tampa (none, read about 6:00 a.m. EST Nov. 11); NWS Tampa Bay office.