{"id":137534,"date":"2026-01-30T11:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/137534\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:48:09","slug":"tampa-bay-jan-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/137534\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay \u2014 Jan. 30, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

After a chilly start to the day, highs will reach the mid 60s to low 70s.<\/p>\n

It’s a nice afternoon for a walk or a bike ride with light winds and milder temperatures compared to the last several days.<\/p>\n

A cold front will approach the area tonight with a chance of showers.<\/p>\n

Lows fall to near 50 degrees tonight, but\u00a0much colder air\u00a0arrives this weekend<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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High:\u00a069<\/p>\n

Low: 50<\/p>\n

Rain Coverage:\u00a00%\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n

Around Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Businesses prep for a cold, windy Gasparilla<\/a>
“Shiver me timbers” may take on a whole new meaning this\u00a0Gasparilla<\/a>, as temperatures are expected to drop while the winds pick up Saturday, the day of the annual Pirate Fest celebration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Tampa City Council weighs key funding vote for South Howard flood relief project<\/a>
City officials say the South Howard flood relief project involves designing and building a major stormwater conveyance system to improve drainage and reduce flooding.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0New blood transfusion program within Pasco County Fire Rescue already helping save lives<\/a>
We told you how the department launched its\u00a0prehospital blood transfusion program<\/a>\u00a0in December. Now, six weeks in, the new program is already helping save lives.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0New blood transfusion program within Pasco County Fire Rescue already helping save lives<\/a>
Paramedics with Pasco County Fire Rescue are getting some help when it comes to performing life-saving blood transfusions.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0More winter weather is possible in the Southeast this weekend<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Trump talks Ukraine, economy, next Fed chair but not Minnesota at first 2026 Cabinet meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Homan says DHS is working on ‘drawdown plan’ in Minnesota<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t Miss This<\/p>\n

Quote of the Day
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Sunday’s Grammys mark a return to normalcy after the 2025 show was altered to focus on Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.<\/p>\n

“I think we will see some history-making moments,” Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr. told The Associated Press. “With artists being nominated in categories they haven’t been previously nominated in, and a new crop of talent coming through the system this year \u2014 I think we’re going to see some really exciting results.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner After a chilly start to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137535,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[2126,275,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-137534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-app-morning-briefing","tag-spectrum-news-staff","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137534","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=137534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}