Tampa Bay Weather Forecast for Jan. 29, 2026 – 5 p.m. Update | Tampa Bay 28 Meteorologist Denis Phillips gives the latest weather forecast as cold temperatures continue across the Tampa Bay area.

There’s been some online buzz about the very small chance of snow in parts of the Bay Area.

There's a chance for some Tampa Bay residents to spot snow flurries dancing through the skies this weekend as frigid temperatures move into the region.

WEATHER IMPACT ALERT 略 After a windy, rainy Gasparilla on Saturday, the coldest air of the season arrives Sunday, with feels-like temperatures in the teens and 20s.

With tens of thousands of revelers expected to flood Bayshore Boulevard on Saturday, Gasparilla weekend is lining up to feel more like winter than a typical Tampa pirate invasion.

Tampa Bay is under a Cold Weather Advisory for record low temperatures, with precautions advised for residents.

Floridians will, however, get a taste of the cold early next week, when the frigid air finally pierces into the state, prompting freezing and near-freezing temperatures in Tampa Bay. Officials in Pinellas and Pasco counties already announced on Friday that the frigid blast will result in cold weather shelters opening next week.

Historic Winter Weather Won’t Stop Tampa’s Legendary Pirate Invasion Festival.

Tampa Bay's NWS issued a Cold Weather Advisory with wind chills as low as 26 degrees, warning of hypothermia risks.

A winter storm is set to hit much of the United States this weekend, causing travel delays.