TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay region is currently gripped by a cold snap that has sent temperatures plummeting, with wind chill values dropping as low as 34 degrees this morning. While the sun is out, a stiff northwest breeze with gusts reaching 24 mph is keeping the daytime high capped at a chilly 54 degrees.
The mercury is expected to drop even further tonight. Clear skies will allow the temperature to bottom out around 31 degrees, creating a genuine freeze for much of the area. Tuesday morning will likely feel the most intense, as wind chills are forecast to hit a biting 27 degrees before the afternoon high struggles to reach 59.
Property owners should prepare for frost, which is expected to develop late Tuesday night and persist until about 8 a.m. Wednesday. This mid-week frost marks the turning point in the forecast, as a shift in wind direction will finally pull the region out of the cellar…