The coldest air of the season arrives Sunday, with feels-like temperatures in the teens and 20s across Tampa Bay.

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay will see tons of sunshine and highs in the 70s on Friday before a strong cold front moves in overnight, bringing scattered showers, gusty winds and bitterly cold temperatures for the 2026 Gasparilla Pirate Fest on Saturday.

If you’re bundling up and heading to Bayshore Boulevard for Gasparilla on Saturday, check out our detailed breakdown of the forecast for the invasion and the parade. But even if you’re not joining in on the pirate festivities, you’ll still need to be prepared. 


Possible showers and bitter wind chills on Saturday

IMPACT: Cold and breezy with a few showers possible late morning through the early evening. Not a washout, but a few chilly showers are possible for Gasparilla festivities. Windy through the afternoon, which will bring wind chills into the 30s after 4 p.m.

NEED: Bundle up and keep your pets and plants inside.



Wind chills in the teens to 20s on Sunday

IMPACT: Bitterly cold temperatures, wind chills in the teens to 20s

NEED:  Bundle up, keep your pets and plants inside, and drip your pipes