TAMPA, Fla. — Don’t pack away the T-shirts quite yet, but keep a jacket within arm’s reach: a legit blast of cool air is on track to sweep across Tampa Bay by the weekend.
For the next couple of days, the region gets business as usual. Monday and Tuesday bring plenty of sunshine, lazy breezes, and afternoon highs hovering comfortably in the low-to-mid 80s. Nights stay mild, dipping only into the mid-60s to near 70.
Things start to turn unsettled around midweek. Veterans Day on Wednesday brings thicker cloud cover and a slight 20 percent chance of afternoon showers, though high temperatures will still hang around 82 degrees. Rain odds creep up slightly on Thursday afternoon to about 30 percent, with daytime highs backing off to 78 as winds begin to kick up and gust near 18 mph…