Here's your Tampa area weather forecast for late Monday into Tuesday morning, with a look at conditions throughout the work week.
- Breezy A.M. wind
- Record highs
- Cold air stays north
Skies will go from mostly clear to partly cloudy for Tuesday, with morning lows in the 60s.
There will be fog, but won’t last long, burning off quickly after sunrise.
Highs will easily get into the mid 80s for the afternoon with some spots into the upper 80s.
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Last week we talked about how our winds were blowing in from the west off the gulf. The water temperatures are still relatively cool, so it had a cooling impact on our air temperatures.
Now, however, our winds are blowing in from the southeast, which brings in really warm air from the Caribbean and across land instead of water.
Therefore, we expect warm temperatures to persist as this wind pattern will hold through most of this week.
Temperatures will steadily drop a little each day over the weekend as the winds slowly weaken and allow our cooler sea breeze from the Gulf.
Record highs
Tampa had a high of 88 today, which breaks the record high for the date of 86 last set in 1997. This also ties the all-time high for February of 88 last set on Feb. 26, 1971.
Sarasota/Bradenton also broke a record high with 87 today, which breaks the record of 86 set in 1990.
Other highs around the region:
- Clearwater 86
- St. Petersburg 83
- Ruskin 86
- Bradenton 87
- Brooksville 86
- Lakeland 84
- Winter Haven 85
- Crystal River 86
Record Highs this week:
Tampa
Mon 2/19 86 1997
Tue 2/20 87 1997
Wed 2/21 85 1975
Thu 2/22 85 1975
Fri 2/23 87 1949
Sat 2/24 85 2001
Lakeland
Mon 2/19 89 1990
Tues 2/20 90 1998
Wed 2/21 89 1989
Thu 2/22 87 1997
Fri 2/23 87 2013
Sat 2/24 88 1962
Bradenton
Mon 2/19 86 1990
Tue 2/20 85 1997
Wed 2/21 87 1997
Thu 2/22 87 1990
Fri 2/23 86 1962
Sat 2/24 87 2001
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