{"id":408284,"date":"2026-09-23T14:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408284\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T14:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:28:11","slug":"tampa-weather-drier-air-to-clear-rain-by-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408284\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa weather: Drier air to clear rain by weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/m1u6luzq9a7p2c3l.jpg\" alt=\" Tampa weather | Wednesday morning forecast\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/m1u6luzq9a7p2c3l.jpg\" alt=\" Tampa weather | Wednesday morning forecast\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image vod-poster-image--embedded\" data-v-a3924c54=\"\"\/>     <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">TAMPA, Fla. &#8211; A 40-50% chance of rain in the Tampa Bay area Wednesday will drop off significantly as a northern low-pressure system pushes drier air into Florida ahead of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>   Northeast low impacts Tampa Bay <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">A developing area of low pressure will bring heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge, and beach erosion to New England and the Northeast U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">That same system is pulling a dry air mass southward into the Southeast, ending Tampa&#8217;s daily rain patterns just in time for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fox-model-4km-precipitable-water-2.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  Sunshine and lower humidity coming <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Meteorologists have not yet detailed how long the dry stretch will stay in place before tropical moisture returns to the Gulf coast.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-day-rain-panels-1.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  Pleasant temperatures arriving soon <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">High temperatures across the Tampa region will top out in the upper 80s this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7day-am-6.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Overnight lows will drop to around 70 degrees in Tampa, while inland and northern locations will cool into the 60s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this story was gathered by FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg, who detailed regional moisture trends and shifting weather systems over the Eastern Seaboard.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\/tampa\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weather<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, Fla. &#8211; 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