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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
Wednesday will start cold with some frost in our northern counties.<\/p>\n
After lows in the 30s and 40s, temperatures will struggle to get out of the 60s in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
It will feel more comfortable with less wind.<\/p>\n
Another chilly night on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
Back to the 70s on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
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Highs:\u00a070<\/p>\n
Lows:\u00a050<\/p>\n
Rain Coverage:\u00a00%<\/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.\u00a0Airlines call on reserve pilots, shift crews to get travel back on track<\/a> 2.\u00a0$30M City Park project at LECOM to start in May<\/a> 3.\u00a0What you need to know: NCAA Tournament in Tampa<\/a> 4.\u00a0SpaceX launches nearly 30 Starlink satellites on St. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/a> 5.\u00a0Cuba’s latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis as Rubio calls for new leadership<\/a> 6.\u00a0Zelenskyy and Starmer urge continuing support for Ukraine against Russia as Iran war steals focus<\/a> 7.\u00a0Eckerd College alumna grows community farm, blossoming bright future for women in agriculture<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Social Post<\/p>\n Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n TRAFFIC ALERT | The outside southbound lane of South 20th Street is closed between Linsey Street and Stuart Street while the Tampa Water Department repairs a water main break. There will be barricades and signs in the area to help reroute traffic. The work is expected to be completed with a return to normal traffic patterns by 4:30 p.m., Friday, weather permitting. National Notes<\/p>\n Wednesday, March 18<\/p>\n Interest rate decision Robert Roberson is the barber instructor at Bene\u2019s Career Academy in New Port Richey. He started barbering 12 years ago and then decided he wanted to teach it.<\/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":195447,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[834,275,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-195446","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\/195446","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=195446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Flight cancellations and delays rolled over into Tuesday morning at Tampa International Airport, after severe weather affected flights around the country.<\/p>\n
A major investment could soon transform part of downtown Bradenton. City leaders are moving forward with a\u00a0$30 million City Park project\u00a0near LECOM Park, aimed at expanding baseball facilities and more to help the underserved community.<\/p>\n
Four teams in the state of Florida will fight to win the next National Championship.\u00a0Games here in the Tampa Bay area will take place at Benchmark International Arena on March 20 & 22.<\/p>\n
SpaceX stated\u00a0it\u00a0sent up its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday for the Starlink 10-46 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station\u2019s Space Launch Complex 40.<\/p>\n
Large parts of Cuba were without power on Tuesday after its third blackout in four months underscored the island’s deepening energy and economic crises and rising political tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought support Tuesday from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at a time when the Iran war has revived Russia’s ailing economy through increased oil revenue, robbed U.S.-brokered talks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine of momentum \u2014 and could soon limit Kyiv’s access to vital Western air defense systems that are needed in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
As we celebrate Women\u2019s History Month, in 2025 the USDA reported that more than one in three food producers in the U.S. are women, contributing to both local economies and the nation\u2019s food supply.\u00a0To continue to grow those numbers, one Eckerd College alumna has returned to campus hoping to help current students grow those numbers even more.<\/p>\n
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ATTRACTIONS |\u00a0Disney World’s\u00a02026 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival<\/a>\u00a0is in full bloom.\u00a0The vibrant festival runs through June 1. Attendees can enjoy character-themed topiaries, live entertainment and\u00a0garden-inspired food and beverages at the popular event.
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ST. PATRICK\u2019S DAY FEST | The St. Patrick\u2019s Day Irish Festival at O\u2019Keefe\u2019s Tavern in Clearwater<\/a> continues all day on Tuesday, filled with entertainment, food, beverages and more. The event runs through 10 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nSenate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee expected to hold hearing on nomination of GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary
\nNASA astronauts on board ISS conduct spacewalk
\nSXSW Film & TV Jury Awards announced
\nJosh D’Amaro becomes Walt Disney Company New CEO<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/robert_roberson_teacher_bn9_FL.png\")
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