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<\/p>\nGood evening, Tampa Bay. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.<\/p>\n
Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n
It will be mostly sunny for Wednesday with highs near 70 in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
Winds will be out of the south at 10 mph.<\/p>\n
It will not be as chilly for Wednesday night with lows falling back to the low to mid 50s.<\/p>\n
Expect some 40s north of Tampa.<\/p>\n
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High:\u00a070<\/p>\n
Low:\u00a053<\/p>\n
Rain Coverage:\u00a00%<\/p>\n
Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n Today’s Big Stories<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Live Updates: State of the Union will hit on affordability, America’s 250th anniversary, Leavitt says<\/a> 2.\u00a0Hillsborough magistrate who was over school zone speed cameras is reassigned<\/a> 3.\u00a0Final word on Pinellas schools closings and consolidations likely Tuesday<\/a> 4.\u00a0New research could help strawberry farmers with two pests<\/a>
Make sure to refresh this page often this evening, along with during and after President Trump’s State of the Union address.<\/p>\n
Thomas Santarlas believes the program isn’t being fairly enforced by Hillsborough County and the sheriff’s office. He says that his concerns fell on deaf ears until December, when the magistrate dismissed a number of cases.<\/p>\n
Parents and students at a handful of Pinellas County schools should have a final answer Tuesday night on whether their school will be closing or consolidating at the end of the school year.<\/p>\n
Two-spotted spider mites and chili thrips are attacking the crops and destroying fruit, leaving farmers with smaller yields.<\/p>\n
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