Weekend Weather: Cold Front Bringing Cooler Conditions

While residents along the eastern seaboard will have all eyes on Hurricane Joaquin’s movements, folks in the Tampa Bay area will be enjoying the first real taste of fall this weekend.

According to the National Weather Service, the cold front that is helping keep Joaquin away from Florida will also serve to bring drier and cooler conditions to the Bay area.

Friday will be more or less a routine day in the Tampa area with a high in the mid- to upper 80s in much of the region. The low is expected to fall to about 70 degrees. There is also about a 20 percent chance for isolated thunderstorms in some areas.

By Saturday, however, residents will notice a change in the air. The high temperature is expected to climb only into the lower 80s with a low that might fall into the upper 60s. Rain is still possible, but forecasters say there’s only about a 20 percent chance in much of the region.

Sunday is expected to be a near repeat of Saturday in regard to temperatures. Rain chances do climb, however, to about 50 percent in the daytime hours. They fall to about 30 percent overnight.

Monday should arrive with cool temperatures once more and a scant chance for rain.

While Hurricane Joaquin isn’t likely to be much of a concern for Florida, the storm will still produce some impacts in the Tampa Bay region. The weather service is warning that the potential for rip currents is expected to remain high throughout Tampa Bay’s coastal areas through Sunday evening. Those heading to local beaches are urged to pay attention to lifeguard warnings should rip currents develop.

For an extended forecast in your part of Tampa Bay, check out your local Patch’s homepage.

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