Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Tampa, Tampa International Airport (KTPA)

Lat: 27.96°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 26ft.

Partly Cloudy

56°F

13°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1018.6 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 1:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Peter O Knight Airport FL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 78 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 85.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles N Peter O Knight Airport FL
 27.94°N 82.46°W (Elev. 3 ft)
1:34 am EST Feb 26, 2026
2am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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