TAMPA, Fla. – Residents across the Tampa Bay area should keep their jackets handy and their plants covered this weekend, as the region faces a sharp mix of frosty mornings, a brief warmup, and a wet cold front ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The chill has already settled in today, with sunny skies doing little to combat a high near 59 degrees and wind chills that dipped into the upper 30s earlier this morning. Conditions will remain crisp tonight, dropping to around 39 degrees. Those waking up early Saturday should expect patchy frost, particularly in inland areas, before 7 a.m.
Saturday offers a temporary reprieve. After the frosty start, temperatures are expected to rebound significantly, reaching a pleasant high near 71 degrees with calm winds shifting from the southeast…