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Forecast: Chilly, Really

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By NEIL JOHNSON | The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 1, 2007

TAMPA - They really mean it this time, honest.

The National Weather Service says some cooler weather is coming, with a dip in temperatures appearing as early as Friday morning.

By Saturday morning, for sure, we should feel a difference, with the temperatures hitting the high 50s – a neighborhood the thermometer hasn't explored since May 8 when the morning low was 59.

In Hillsborough County, Saturday morning's low is forecast to be 58 and Sunday morning could be about 56.

Temperatures near the coast should be in the low 60s.

In Hernando County, the morning lows could be in the low 50s or possibly high 40s for the weekend.

In fact, the cool mornings could extend through the weekend into next week, though not registering as cool as Sunday is expected to be.

During the day, the highs should be in the upper 70s or low 80s. Dry air should come with the cooler weather, helping things feel even better.

The relative humidity should fall from about 75 percent this afternoon to the 40 percent or 50 percent range Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Of course, two weeks ago the weather service was fairly confident a potent cold front would arrive and push temperatures into the 50s in the mornings. That front stalled to our north. It brought some rain but little in the way of lower temperatures.

This time forecasters say the fall's first cool front will make it past the Tampa Bay area.

Once Tropical Storm Noel passes and heads into the Atlantic, the trough that's helping shove Noel away will move in and bring some cooler, drier air behind it.

Instead of the moist, warm air that's flowed over the state from the Atlantic the past two weeks, winds will bring air from the northwest or north that should hold less tropical moisture.

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