Across the country, health experts have warned that cold weather and indoor gatherings could lead to an increased spread of coronavirus. Floridians, naturally scoffed at the idea of “cold weather” (and probably at the idea of coronavirus spreading, too).
Floridians are gonna learn tonight though.
The Weather Channel says it’s going to be in the mid-40s overnight Monday with lows dipping all the way to 38-degrees on Tuesday. What’s more is that Fox 13’s Paul Dellegatto says, “We will be lucky to hit 60° Tuesday afternoon and many of you will be in 30°s Wednesday morning.”
That makes for the coldest weather in Tampa Bay since January—when temps dropped into the 30s for the first time in two years—and definitely the coldest local weather since the pandemic shut down the country in mid-March.
Temps will be back in the mid-to-high-70s by Thursday, however, so resist the urge to rock your puff jacket over the weekend.
Here’s the National Weather Service forecast.
A line of showers and a few thunderstorms will move across the region today ahead of a cold front. Behind this boundary the coolest air since last winter will overspread the area over the next couple of days. #FLwx pic.twitter.com/baO9dAt1aX
— NWS Tampa Bay (@NWSTampaBay) November 30, 2020
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This article appears in Nov 26 – Dec 2, 2020.
