{"id":203759,"date":"2026-03-24T11:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/203759\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:06:22","slug":"tampa-march-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/203759\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa \u2014 March 24, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a little warmer today with high temperatures in the low 80s.<\/p>\n<p>A weak cold front approaches from the north and will bring a chance of a few scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tonight will become partly cloudy with lows in the mid 60s.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a chance of scattered showers again Wednesday afternoon and evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Isolated_Thunderstorms_day-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs:\u00a082<\/p>\n<p>Lows:\u00a065<\/p>\n<p>Rain Coverage:\u00a030%<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/weatherphotos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Around Tampa Bay<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/03\/24\/door-kicking-teens-damage-davenport-homes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office warns residents about door-kicking teens<\/a><br \/>Investigators say a group of teen boys have already cause hundreds of dollars in property damage in Davenport.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/st--petersburg-fire-station-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg is building a new $8.5M fire station for the Tyrone Mall area<\/a><br \/>St. Petersburg has broken ground on a new $8.5 million fire station to service the northwest side of the city, which will allow firefighters to move out of cramped conditions at a former 1950s house they have been working out of for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/rays-schedule-2-more-community-engagement-meetings-on-new-stadium\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rays schedule 2 more community engagement meetings on new stadium<\/a><br \/>The new meetings will be held March 25 and April 2. Tampa Bay Rays leadership will attend both sessions to provide updates, answer questions, and gather input from the community.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/special-election-arrives-in-key-state-senate-distict-14-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Special Election arrives in key State Senate Distict 14 race<\/a><br \/>Current\u00a0Republican State Representative Josie Tomkow\u00a0and\u00a0Democrat Brian Nathan\u00a0are facing off for District 14&#8217;s state senate seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/manasota-beach-road-expansion-residents-reaction\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manasota Beach Road residents resist $15 million expansion OK&#8217;ed by Sarasota commissioners<\/a><br \/>Homeowners in Englewood are speaking out against what they are calling an unwanted neighbor \u2014 the Manasota Beach Road expansion.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/ap-top-news\/2026\/03\/24\/stories-of-survival-emerge-from-deadly-new-york-airport-collision-as-officials-investigate-its-cause\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stories of survival emerge from deadly New York airport collision as officials investigate its cause<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/politics\/2026\/03\/23\/20-states-sue-usda--saying-grant-funding-is-discriminatory\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">20 states sue USDA, allege grant funding is discriminatory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/politics\/2026\/03\/23\/trump-graceland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump makes a detour to Elvis Presley\u2019s Graceland in Memphis during Iran war and airport turmoil<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/sexual-battery-suit-bill-cosby?cq_ck=1774300209048\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jury finds that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted woman in 1972, awards her more than $19 million<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Miss This<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/usf-finds-itself-in-familiar-spot-of-finding-new-coach-after-higland-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USF finds itself in familiar spot of finding new coach after Hodgson leaves for Providence<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/03\/19\/women-in-agriculture\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WOMEN&#8217;S HISTORY MONTH:\u00a0Tampa Bay area farmer shares experience, encourages women to join farming industry<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/03\/20\/karen-gliddon-hero\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EVERDAY HERO: Karen Gliddon teaches music to children with cancer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/spectruminfocus.com\/section\/in-focus\/in-focus-shows\/2026\/03\/17\/concerns-over-resources-driving-data-center-debate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IN FOCUS:\u00a0Concerns over resources driving data center debate<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/trash-bag-dispenser-beach-treasure-island-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trash bag dispenser pilot program in Treasure Island helps keep beach clean<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quote of the Day<br \/>\n<a class=\"img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/4-per-gallon-gas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bn9gasquotecard.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\" img-data-url=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/4-per-gallon-gas\" img-data-wrap-text=\"true\" img-data-editing=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite President Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0announcement Monday\u00a0that he will not immediately attack Iran\u2019s energy infrastructure, gas prices are expected to continue to climb. A\u00a0new analysis from GasBuddy\u00a0expects the national average for a gallon of gasoline to hit $4, potentially as early as this week.<\/p>\n<p>The last time the national average reached $4 was 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today. 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