Sunny, cool Saturday near 66; high rip current risk along coastal Hillsborough until 7 p.m.
Highs climb back to the 70s Sunday and reach the low 80s by Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
TAMPA - Saturday, Nov. 14, is sunny in Tampa with a high near 66 and a north wind around 8 mph, according to the National Weather Service forecast issued early Saturday. Saturday night is mostly clear with a low around 49.
The weather service's Tampa Bay office issued a Rip Current Statement for dangerous rip currents from 7 a.m. through Saturday evening, expiring at 7 p.m., for Pinellas, coastal Hillsborough, coastal Manatee, coastal Sarasota, coastal Charlotte and coastal Lee counties. The NWS warns that rip currents can sweep even strong swimmers away from shore. Its advice: swim near a lifeguard; if caught, relax and float, don't swim against the current, and swim parallel to the shoreline or face shore and call or wave for help.
Sunday is sunny and warmer, with a high near 73. Sunday night's low is around 56.
Monday is partly sunny with a high near 76 and an east-northeast wind around 12 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Tuesday is partly sunny with a high near 77 and gusts up to 22 mph. Rain chances stay at 6 percent or less through Tuesday night.
The warm-up continues midweek: mostly sunny and near 80 Wednesday, then sunny and near 82 Thursday and mostly sunny and near 82 Friday.
Source: National Weather Service forecast for Tampa (updated 2:21 a.m. EST Nov. 14, read about 5:30 a.m.); NWS Tampa Bay Rip Current Statement (issued 1:37 a.m. EST Nov. 14); NWS Tampa Bay office.