{"id":132501,"date":"2026-01-26T19:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/132501\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T19:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:23:09","slug":"colder-than-normal-temperatures-expected-for-several-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/132501\/","title":{"rendered":"Colder than normal temperatures expected for several days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A strong cold front has brought in much cooler air, with another reinforcing shot of cold air this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>What You Need To Know<\/p>\n<p>Freezing temperatures are expected north of Tampa<br \/>\n<br \/>Highs will only be in the 50s and 60s the rest of the work week<br \/>\n<br \/>It could get even colder next weekend<\/p>\n<p>Low temperatures on Tuesday morning will fall to the mid-to-upper 30s for Tampa, but expect some areas near freezing in eastern Hillsborough and Polk counties.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7Co_Tonight-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A freeze warning is in effect for Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties, where lows in the mid-20s to near 30 are likely.<\/p>\n<p>Wind chills near or even below 20 are possible north of Tampa, with 20s to low 30s wind chills possible elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday morning will be a touch colder, so expect freezing temperatures north of Tampa once again.<\/p>\n<p>Expect another cold morning with a freeze north on Thursday, but it will be slightly milder to start Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This Weekend<\/p>\n<p>Another strong cold front will come through during the day on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>This will bring a chance of showers during the day, then falling temperatures Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ECMWF_Temps_1_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sunday morning could be the coldest of the winter, with temperatures near freezing in Tampa and possibly in the teens in Hernando and Citrus counties.<\/p>\n<p>Long Term Forecast<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the weekend, there is no sign of the colder air letting up.<\/p>\n<p>A big dip in the jet stream across the eastern United States will continue to drive cold fronts south.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CPC_6-10_Day_Temperature_Outlook-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Below-normal temperatures are expected through at least the first week of February.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our team of meteorologists dives deep into the science of weather and breaks down timely weather data and information. To view more weather and climate stories,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/weatherblog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">check out our weather blogs section<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A strong cold front has brought in much cooler air, with another reinforcing shot of cold air this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[17174,25082,7083,28,7086,276,7088,25083,1338,596,1911,4135,135,137,136,17175],"class_list":{"0":"post-132501","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa","8":"tag-app-weather-stories","9":"tag-blog","10":"tag-citrus-county","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-hernando-county","13":"tag-hillsborough-county","14":"tag-manatee-county","15":"tag-meteorologist-kyle-hanson","16":"tag-pasco-county","17":"tag-pinellas-county","18":"tag-polk-county","19":"tag-sarasota-county","20":"tag-tampa","21":"tag-tampa-headlines","22":"tag-tampa-news","23":"tag-weather-stories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}