TAMPA, Fla. – Residents waking up to gifts under the tree this morning are getting an extra present from Mother Nature: a picture-perfect Christmas forecast that feels more like spring than winter.
According to the National Weather Service, Christmas Day in the Tampa Bay area will be sunny with a high near 79 degrees. Winds will remain calm before shifting slightly from the west-northwest at a gentle 5 to 7 mph this afternoon. It’s ideal weather for anyone planning to test out a new bicycle or fire up the grill for a holiday dinner.
The comfortable conditions are set to stick around well past the holiday, accordign to the National Weather Service…