Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here’s what you need to know today.

Your Weather Planner

It will be comfortable to start Thursday, then it will warm to the mid 80s in the afternoon with partly sunny skies.

We will see an east wind most of the day with a light sea breeze at the coast in the afternoon.

Inland areas will see a small chance of a shower, but most stay dry.

Lows will fall to the mid to upper 60s at night. 

Highs: 85

Lows: 67

Rain Coverage: 10%

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Around Tampa Bay

1. Florida housing affordability takes center stage at policy summit
Housing affordability is now a defining issue for many Floridians, according to discussions at this week’s Florida Policy Project Summit.

2. Tampa Bay prepares for arrival of BTS ARMY
Thousands of K-pop fans are descending on Tampa ahead of this weekend’s BTS concerts. The city says it expects 60,000 fans to attend each of the South Korean boy band’s three shows at Raymond James Stadium scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday.

3. New Florida domestic violence legislation may soon go into effect
Domestic violence legislation passed this year by the state legislature would make major changes to domestic violence laws. 

4. Project Pizzo continues fight to save Hillsborough elementary school
Pizzo K-8 families continue their fight to save the school. Hillsborough County School Board members voted to close the school earlier this month after an agreement on lease terms with the University of South Florida couldn’t be reached. In response, a group of families and teachers came together to create “Project Pizzo” in an effort to reverse the decision.

5. FWC investigating mothballs on St. Pete Beach
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers are investigating how an abundance of mothballs ended up in the sand on St. Pete Beach.

Around the Nation

1. Iran fires on 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz as U.S. maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls

2. Isaacman testifies on President Trump’s NASA budget request

3. Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people and sends 19 more to hospital, officials say

4. Trump says U.S. companies that do not request tariff refunds are ‘brilliant’ and vows to ‘remember’ them

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