New Year's Week Weather: Cooler Conditions Coming

Tampa Bay area residents gearing up for New Year’s celebrations might want to keep their shorts handy for the next few days or so.

The National Weather Service is predicting yet another balmy week in the Tampa Bay area, but conditions do change somewhat for the New Year.

Monday kicks the week off with a high in the low 80s anticipated and partly sunny conditions. The overnight low will fall to about 71 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. Tuesday is a near repeat of Monday with some patchy fog added into the mix in the overnight hours.

Wednesday is anticipated to be the warmest day of the week with a high around 84 degrees in the forecast. It’s also, however, a day of change with a 20 percent chance of rain moving in and an overnight low in the upper 60s, followed by slightly cooler temperatures moving into the holiday weekend.

Here’s what forecasters say is in store for the holiday:

New Year’s Eve (Thursday)

• High temperature – Around 81 degrees
• Low temperature – Around 67 degrees
• Rain chances – About 20 percent during the day and evening hours

New Year’s Day

• High temperature – Mid-70s
• Low temperature – Around 55 degrees
• Rain chances – About 30 percent during the daytime hours and roughly 20 percent overnight

The weekend brings cooler conditions with Saturday’s high expected to be near 70 degrees and Sunday’s near 65.

For an extended forecast in your neighborhood, visit your local Patch’s homepage.

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