Colder weather continues Thursday ahead of brief warmup, then another cold front. Here's the timeline

Tampa weather | Thursday forecast

FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says temperatures will stay well below average once again across the Tampa Bay area on Thursday, but a brief warmup is on the way before another cold front moves over Florida.

TAMPA, Fla. - Temperatures will stay well below average once again across the Tampa Bay area on Thursday, but a brief warmup is on the way before another cold front moves over Florida.

Morning lows dropped to the 30s and 40s for the third straight day on Thursday.

Timeline for more weather changes

What's next: FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says Thursday afternoon's highs will struggle to reach 60 degrees despite plenty of sunshine.

Highs will again struggle to reach 60 degrees across much of the Bay Area on Thursday, meteorologists say.

It will be another cold, crisp morning on Friday, with lows once again hovering around the freezing mark in our northern zones and in the 40s closer to the coast.

Lows will again drop into the 30s and 40s Friday morning before a brief warmup.

Lows will again drop into the 30s and 40s on Friday morning before a brief warmup.

Friday afternoon will be a bit milder, though, with temperatures warming up to near 70 – which is still slightly below the average high of 71 in Tampa.

Warmer temps won't last long, as another winter storm system is making its way toward the southeastern U.S., and that will drag our next cold front over the state by Saturday.

The next cold front moving into Florida will bring rain on Saturday, which could linger into Sunday, according to FOX 13 meteorologists.

"We'll see the rain start to push in, as well," Weber said, noting a 50% coverage of rain in the Bay Area on Saturday. "And it looks like some of this is going to linger into Sunday."

Temps will stay below average into next week, with highs in the lower 60s.