Many weather changes are coming to the Tampa Bay area. Here is the timeline for rain and colder temperatures

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The letter

  • Each of the next few days will bring different weather conditions to the Tampa Bay area.

  • We warm up to the 70s on Saturday, followed by rain on Sunday and another big cool down into next week.

  • Is it going to snow in Florida? It is possible, but only in the northern part of the state.

TAMPA, Fla. – More large weather changes are on the way Tampa Bay area this weekend and into next week.

FOX 13 meteorologists say we’ll warm up heading into the weekend before rain and storms head our way, followed by another round of cool air.

Friday weather forecast

What’s next

FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says afternoon highs will reach the mid to upper 60s with variable cloud cover, but we’ll remain rain-free.

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Temperatures should warm to the mid to upper 60s on Friday.

What will this weekend look like?

Time line

Saturday will be the warmest of the next seven days, according to Osterberg, with temperatures rising into the low to mid-70s. Conditions should be mild and breezy for the Gasparilla Children’s Parade in Tampa.

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Conditions should be mild and breezy for Saturday’s Gasparilla Children’s Parade, according to meteorologists.

Osterberg says a wind shift back to the south will be the catalyst for the higher temperatures.

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Winds will shift back to the south this weekend, allowing for a brief warm-up.

Sunday will be a wet day, however, with a series of cold rain and storms arriving in the morning and lasting several hours.

“I don’t think it’s just going to continue,” Osterberg said of Sunday’s rain. “It’s going to take its sweet time, so I don’t think Sunday will be the big day. We’re going to have some cloud cover, some showers and maybe some thunderstorms.”

Big chill coming again

By the numbers

On Monday, the cold air returns with highs remaining in the 50s and lows dropping into the 30s Tuesday and Wednesday morning. There is a possibility of freezing temperatures in our northern zones.

Along with the cold, Osterberg says another disturbance will move across the Gulf on Tuesday, which could bring heavy rain to the Bay Area from Tuesday into Wednesday.

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A disturbance is expected to move across Florida next Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing cold rain to the Bay Area.

Snow possible in Florida

What we know

The same disturbance that could bring heavy, cold rain to the Bay Area on Tuesday has a chance to produce snow or at least sleet in parts of Florida Panhandle.

“It’s a possibility. Not a probability — a possibility,” Osterberg said.

Local perspective

As of Friday, there is no snow forecast anywhere in Central Florida, including the Tampa Bay area.

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Temperatures will warm up, then turn cold again with more rainy days over the next week, according to meteorologists.

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