Activity to watch in the Atlantic
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber explains how Hurricane Polo is moving along Mexico's coastline as a powerful 155 mph storm, while a separate Atlantic system threatens to bring heavy rain, strong winds and severe coastal erosion to the Northeast this weekend.

Tampa weather: Drier air to clear rain by weekend

A 40-50% chance of rain in the Tampa Bay area Wednesday will drop off significantly as a northern low-pressure system pushes drier air into Florida ahead of the weekend.

East Coast faces weekend storm risks while Hurricane Polo churns in Pacific

Hurricane Polo is moving along Mexico's coastline as a powerful 155 mph storm, while a separate Atlantic system threatens to bring heavy rain, strong winds and severe coastal erosion to the Northeast this weekend.

 Tampa weather | Wednesday morning forecast
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says Wednesday will be humid, with scattered storms and a high temperature of 90 degrees.

Tampa weather | Tuesday afternoon forecast
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says Tuesday will be partly cloudy with scattered afternoon storms and a high temperature of 90 degrees.

Tropical wave rolls off Africa as Fay weakens
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is watching two areas in the Atlantic, including Fay, which is now a tropical depression and an area that is working its way off the coast of Africa and has a 30% chance of development. He said dry air and wind shear is keeping things quiet in the Atlantic. In the Pacific, Hurricane Polo is at Category 5 strength as it works its way out into the ocean. 

Tampa weather | Tuesday morning forecast
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says Tuesday will be hot and humid with scattered afternoon storms. The high temperature will be 90 degrees.

East Coast Nor'easter to send dry air to Florida as Tropical Storm Fay fades

Tropical Storm Fay continues to weaken thousands of miles out at sea as forecasters monitor two other Atlantic systems that could bring East Coast weather impacts and push dry air into Florida.

Tampa weather | Monday afternoon forecast
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says Monday will be partly cloudy with scattered afternoon thunderstorms developing. The high temperature will be 91 degrees.

Tropical Storm Fay weakens
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg is keeping an eye on a quiet Atlantic hurricane season. He says there hasn’t been a hurricane in the last 325 days, but Tropical Storm Fay came close to upgrading to one on Sunday. He says El Nino is about to start cranking over the next month or so and a lot of wind shear that is normally over the Atlantic basin will be sitting over the Gulf. Osterberg does not anticipate any development over the next several days. 

Tampa weather: Strong afternoon storms expected Monday

Upper-level low pressure containing cold air aloft will drive scattered to heavy afternoon and evening thunderstorms across Tampa Bay on Monday.

Tropical Storm Fay weakens after nearly reaching hurricane strength

Tropical Storm Fay weakened over the open ocean early Monday after nearly reaching hurricane strength, according to meteorologists.

Tampa weather | Monday morning forecast
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says Monday will be partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. The high temperature will be 91 degrees.

Tropical Storm Fay forms in Atlantic
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Tropical Storm Fay has formed in the northeastern Atlantic as the sixth named storm of the 2026 hurricane season. Forecasters expect dry air and wind shear to weaken the compact storm, preventing it from reaching hurricane strength. Located more than 2,700 miles away near the Azores, the system poses no threat to Florida or the U.S. mainland.

Tropical Storm Fay forms in Atlantic, unlikely to become hurricane

Tropical Storm Fay has formed in the northeastern Atlantic, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

Atlantic Tropical Depression
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes explains that Tropical Depression Six organized rapidly in the eastern Atlantic a few hundred miles southwest of the Azores. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph as the system moves slowly over open water.