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.

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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