Tampa Halloween Morning Starts Warm Toward 88, With Sunday Rain at 70 Percent
Halloween Saturday in Tampa Bay runs warm and mostly dry on the station's live feed, before Sunday turns rainier and cooler with highs falling back into the upper 70s.
Halloween starts warm in Tampa Bay. The station's live weather feed put Tampa at 74 degrees on Saturday morning under overcast skies, heading for a high near 88 with only a 20 percent chance of rain — a warm, mostly dry setup for a full day of Halloween events, the USF noon kickoff at Raymond James Stadium and trick-or-treating after dark.
Sunday is the change day. The feed shows rain (weather code 63) with a 70 percent chance of precipitation, a high near 79 and a low near 69 — about nine degrees cooler than Saturday's peak. Anyone with Sunday plans outdoors, including the trip to Raymond James Stadium for the Buccaneers' 1 p.m. game against Atlanta, should plan for wet weather, and drivers should remember the southbound I-275 closure in downtown Tampa on Sunday night.
The cooler, unsettled pattern lingers into Monday, with a high near 80 and a 42 percent rain chance on the feed, before midweek highs climb back into the mid-80s. Saturday night's trick-or-treat hours stay on the warm side, so costumes built for a cool Halloween will feel heavy — water breaks matter more than jackets this year.
