{"id":215953,"date":"2026-04-02T12:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/215953\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:05:16","slug":"tampa-april-2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/215953\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa \u2014 April 2, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

We have a better chance of rain today.<\/p>\n

The first part of the day is mostly sunny to partly sunny.<\/p>\n

Highs reach the mid 80s this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Scattered showers will develop this afternoon with some thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lows will fall to the upper 60s tonight.<\/p>\n

The rain chance is lower this weekend<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Highs: 86<\/p>\n

Lows:\u00a068<\/p>\n

Rain Coverage:\u00a050%<\/p>\n

Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n

Around Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0New water restrictions take effect in Tampa amid ongoing drought<\/a>
The time of day residents are allowed to water on their watering day is among the biggest changes to the modified water restrictions.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0LIFTOFF: Artemis II takes off from Kennedy Space Center<\/a>
The rocket roared like a powerful lion as it raced into the blue sky, as spectators\u00a0and space lovers hailed it and the crew on as if their cheers were additional fuel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0New construction set for busy east Pasco County interchange<\/a>
Spectrum News spoke with neighbors about potentially resolving the increased congestion in this week\u2019s Getting There.\u00a0<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Bartow Regional expanding with new ER and more beds<\/a>
As parts of the Tampa Bay area continue to see major growth, hospitals are seeing a greater need to expand their services.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Yankees show support for Rays in Tampa stadium pursuit
<\/a>The New York Yankees released a statement saying they support the construction of a new ballpark next door as long as it doesn’t affect funding for other sports venues in the area \u2014 including theirs.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: Brewers ride 6-run 8th inning to victory, series win over Rays<\/a><\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Trump says U.S. forces will ‘finish the job’ soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Republican leaders in Congress say they\u2019ll pursue a path to ending the Homeland Security shutdown<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Trump, Rubio accelerate talk of U.S. potentially leaving NATO alliance after Iran conflict<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t Miss This<\/p>\n

Diesel prices surge in Florida, raising concerns for truckers<\/a>
\nCHEF’S KITCHEN:\u00a0Moderne Bar\u2019s seafood pappardelle fuses Japanese, Peruvian cuisine<\/a>
\nAMERICA 250: The shifting landscape of U.S. political parties<\/a>
\nDONATE LIFE MONTH:\u00a0Hillsborough County kicks off National Donate Life Month with tribute to Louis Betz Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the Day
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The systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don’t improve safety because people are often too reliant on them and end up paying more attention to their cellphones and infotainment screens than to the road, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

At Tuesday’s hearing on\u00a0two fatal crashes\u00a0involving Ford\u2019s Blue Cruise system, the NTSB recommended that Ford find ways to improve the way its system monitors drivers, and urged the federal government to establish minimum safety standards. Even though this investigation focused on these Ford crashes, the board made clear that their concerns apply across the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner We have a better chance…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[2126,275,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-215953","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\/215953","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=215953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}