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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 very warm with mostly sunny skies on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Expect some patchy morning fog, but it will lift by midday.<\/p>\n
Highs will range from the low 80s near the coast to near 90 inland.<\/p>\n
The daily record high to beat is 87 degrees in Tampa.<\/p>\n
A stray afternoon shower is possible inland, but most stay dry.<\/p>\n
Lows fall to the 60s at night with patchy fog possible late.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Highs:\u00a088<\/p>\n
Lows:\u00a069<\/p>\n
Rain Coverage:\u00a010%<\/p>\n
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Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n Today’s Big Stories<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Wide receiver Evans leaving Bucs after 12 seasons<\/a> 2.\u00a0Final hearing set for Monday ahead of Tampa’s election maps decision<\/a> 3.\u00a0A busy general Election Day across Pinellas, Manatee counties<\/a> 4.\u00a0Crude oil prices spike as a broadening Iran war threatens both transport routes and production<\/a> 5.\u00a0Justice Department, Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case<\/a> Featured Social Post<\/p>\n Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n CLEARWATER TRAFFIC |\u00a0The city of Clearwater is announcing temporary road closures and detours that will impact traffic patterns in the downtown area, and they will continue tomorrow. The Osceola Parking Garage Project will require a temporary closure of Pierce Street between Fort Harrison Avenue and Osceola Avenue. Detours are in place.<\/p>\n RAYS SPRING TRAINING | The Tampa Bay Rays continue spring training this week, with games tomorrow against the Minnesota Twins in Port Charlotte, on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves in North Port, and Friday at the Boston Red Sox in Ft. Myers. The team is off Thursday. All three games start at 1:05 p.m.<\/p>\n GAS PRICES LATEST | Florida gas prices are climbing rapidly in response to the conflict in Iran. The state average surged 57 cents per gallon last week, and Sunday\u2019s average of $3.45 was the most expensive daily average since August 2024. Compared to recent benchmarks, Sunday\u2019s state average was: 56 cents more than a week ago, 59 cents more than a month ago, and 35 cents more than this time last year. To find the cheapeast gas prices in the Bay area, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n PLANT CITY VOTER REGISTRATION | Today is the voter registration deadline for the 2026 Plant City Municipal Election. Only registered voters living inside the Plant City boundaries may participate in the election. If you’re already registered to vote in Florida, you can update your name or address any time before voting. If you need to register or make an update, you can do that online at VoteHillsborough.gov\/Register<\/a> or visit an elections office to fill out a paper application.<\/p>\n National Notes<\/p>\n Tuesday, March 10<\/p>\n Forbes’ World Billionaires List announced \u00a0<\/p>\n A Pasco County mom and daughter are making it possible for more kids to get involved in youth sports in honor of a family member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Tampa Bay. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[834,275,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-185255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-app-evening-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\/185255","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=185255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Wide receiver Mike Evans is leaving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the San Francisco 49ers, ending a run with the Bucs that included a Super Bowl title.<\/p>\n
The Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission\u00a0is expected to make a final decision today on\u00a0what the city of Tampa\u2019s new election maps will look like.<\/p>\n
A wide variety of elections are taking place across the Pinellas Suncoast on tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Oil prices continued to soar today as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets.<\/p>\n
The Justice Department said today that it has tentatively settled its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, striking a deal to ultimately lower ticket prices for consumers and end an illegal monopoly over live events in America.<\/p>\n
\nTIME Women of the Year Gala, honoring women who are ‘creating a better future for women’.
\nJimmy Kimmel headlines DCCC fundraiser in Los Angeles
\nMississippi primary election, with one Senate race and four Congressional races on the ballot * Primary runoff election scheduled for 7 Apr, if required * Ahead of 3 Nov general election
\nGeorgia 14th Congressional District special election * Election called upon the 5 Jan resignation of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, following a public spat with President Donald Trump last year after she called for the release of the Epstein files. A runoff election will be scheduled for top two candidates 7 Apr if no one receives a majority of the vote.
\n2026 Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games continue, with 12 gold medals decided across two sports.
\nLiza Minnelli memoir published<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ashley_Robinson_0309.jpeg\")
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