{"id":196224,"date":"2026-03-18T11:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196224\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:34:34","slug":"tampa-march-18-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196224\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa \u2014 March 18, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Get the full forecast here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Highs: 70<\/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

Around Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd speaks on stance on immigration enforcement, hopes for a path for non-criminals<\/a>
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is clearing up some comments regarding immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Airlines call on reserve pilots, shift crews to get travel back on track<\/a>
Flight cancellations and delays rolled over into Tuesday morning at Tampa International Airport, after severe weather affected flights around the country.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0New Clearwater caf\u00e9 offers workforce training and job opportunities for those with disabilities<\/a>
A new caf\u00e9 in Clearwater provides career training and job opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0What you need to know: NCAA Tournament in Tampa<\/a>
The NCAA Tournament is in full swing and some of it will happen right here in Tampa.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Citrus County family concerned for health during Suncoast Parkway construction<\/a>
Construction\u00a0on the\u00a0northern end of the Suncoast Parkway\u00a0is pushing forward, but for\u00a0one Crystal River family, the cost goes far beyond the road.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Iran war, says country posed no imminent threat<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Trump says more top Iranian leaders killed in strikes as he officially pushes back trip to China<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Iran keeps up attacks on Gulf neighbors after Israel says it killed 2 security officials<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Trump hosts Irish leader for annual St. Patrick’s Day tradition as war in Iran dominates focus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Eckerd College alumna grows community farm, blossoming bright future for women in agriculture<\/a>
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\nCuba’s latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis as Rubio calls for new leadership<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the Day
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Federal Reserve officials have commenced their two-day meeting to discuss whether to adjust the benchmark interest rate that often influences borrowing costs for Americans\u00a0\u2014 as the conflict in the Middle East presents a more complicated economic picture for policymakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected on Wednesday to leave the current rate of 3.5%-3.75% unchanged, with the CME Group\u2019s\u00a0FedWatch\u00a0saying Tuesday there was a 98% likelihood that a majority of voting members will opt to keep the rate unchanged.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner Wednesday will start cold with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[2126,275,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-196224","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\/196224","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=196224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}