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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 a chilly start to Wednesday with morning lows in the 30s for the Nature Coast and upper 40s around Tampa.<\/p>\n
Wind chills as low as 30 are possible for the Nature Coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Expect partly sunny skies with highs in the low 60s.<\/p>\n
Winds will be out of the north at 10 to 20 mph, making it feel a bit colder.<\/p>\n
Lows will fall back to the 40s at night for Tampa with 30s north.\u00a0<\/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.\u00a0Latest Tampa area airport delays and cancellations due to weather<\/a> 2.\u00a0Cold weather shelters opening in Citrus County<\/a> 3.\u00a0One month in, dredging at John\u2019s Pass about 20% done<\/a> 4.\u00a0Zelenskyy says Ukraine is waiting on U.S. and Russia to set next round of talks<\/a> 5.\u00a0Senate will debate SAVE Act this week: What you need to know<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Social Post<\/p>\n Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n TAMPA LANE CLOSURE |\u00a0Crews have begun repair work on a damaged sewer lateral that caused a depression in the roadway along the 3800 block of North MacDill Avenue. The work area is located between Wesr Douglas Street and West Leroy Street. Traffic in the surrounding neighborhoods, including the communities near Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School and MacFarlane Park, will experience delays. The repairs are expected to continue through Friday, March 20 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. National Notes<\/p>\n Tuesday, March 17<\/p>\n President Trump hosts Irish Taoiseach as part of St. Patrick’s visit North Port’s Fire Station 81 being taken down to start rebuilding process. (Courtesy of North Port Fire Rescue)<\/p>\n Coming soon to North Port, not one but two new fire stations. Their administration says it is a first for the city. Firefighters share updates on both construction sites and their plans beyond the blueprints.<\/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":43222,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[834,275,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-194008","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\/194008","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=194008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
There are multiple cancellations and delays today due to weather in the area. Check your flight status.<\/p>\n
Cold weather shelters will be opening in Citrus County as temperatures are expected to drop overnight into tomorrow.<\/p>\n
More than one month into the long-awaited dredging project in John\u2019s Pass, the city of Madeira Beach confirms the contractor is only about 20% complete.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in comments released Sunday that he was ready for the next round of trilateral peace talks to end Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine, but that it was up to Washington and Moscow to agree on where and when to meet.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Senate plans to debate a bill this week that President Donald Trump says is his top legislative priority. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America Act, would require a valid U.S. passport or birth certificate to register to vote and a photo, government or military ID with proof of birth and location to cast a ballot.<\/p>\n
\nLIGHTNING VS. KRAKEN | The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the road as they prepare to square off against the Seattle Kraken. Tomorrow’s matchup is the first meeting between the two teams this season. Tampa Bay is 40-21-4 overall and 20-9-4 in road games. The puck drops at 10 p.m.\u00a0
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COMMUNITY JOB FAIR | Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to families and children, is partnering with Countryside Christian Church to host a community job fair on Tuesday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Job seekers and employers can register at BetterTogetherUS.org\/Countryside<\/a> or by texting \u201cJOBS\u201d to 844-987-3949.\u00a0
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\nFederal Open Market Committee meeting
\nIntelligence chiefs testify to House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
\nCourt hearing for suspect charged in Gilgo Beach serial killings case
\nSalman Rushdie stabber in federal court on terrorism charges
\nSt. Patrick’s Day
\nNCAA March Madness First Four games
\nIllinois primary election<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fire_station_81_north_port_fire_rescue_FL.jpeg\")
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