Morning Briefing: Tampa — January 26 2026

Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here’s what you need to know today.

Your Weather Planner

Showers will be clearing south of Tampa Bay around sunrise.

Rain will be gone before 10 a.m. for all of the area.

Afternoon temperatures will be in the 50s.

Temperatures plunge Monday night. A Freeze Watch is in effect Monday night for areas north of Tampa. Lows will be in the 20s there.

Click here for a list of cold weather shelters in Tampa Bay.

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Around Tampa Bay

1. Winter storm flight disruptions reaching Tampa International Airport
Tampa International Airport is seeing its share of disruptions, with dozens of delays and cancellations Sunday into Monday morning.

2. Tax season starts Monday, here’s what’s new this year
The Big Beautiful Act has brought new tax provisions.

3. Tampa housing advocates call for return of landlord registry amid rising rents
For years, Tampa required landlords to register rental properties through a rental certificate program. That policy was repealed in 2023.

4. Tampa protesters decry ICE shooting of Minneapolis man
Dozens met outside Tampa City Hall on Saturday evening in response to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

5. Century-old Clearwater Beach restaurant Palm Pavilion gets new owners
The Hamilton family has run the restaurant since 1964.

Around the Nation & World

1. Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements

2. More than 11,400 flights canceled Sunday as massive winter storm sweeps across U.S.

3. Super Bowl 60 is set and it’s a rematch from 11 years ago: Patriots vs. Seahawks

4. ‘Mercy’ unseats ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters

Quote of the Day

For nearly 20 years, one question has followed Central Florida: What happened to 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse?

Her disappearance not only reshaped how missing-person cases are handled in Florida — it forever changed the lives of the family who never stopped searching.

Spectrum News spoke with Jennifer’s parents, Drew and Joyce Kesse, who shared their story in their own words: reflecting on 24 years of good memories shared with her daughter, the pain they have endured following her disappearance and the hope they have that one day answers to what happened to their daughter may come.