Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Weather

Tampa, FL · United Parks & Resorts · Theme park
Will rides close today?
Updated 14 minutes ago
Guest outlook (right now): 😊 Comfort: Poor (33) 😤 Frustration: Severe (75)

Current conditions

89°
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 101°F
Feels like
101°F
Dew point
76°F
Humidity
66%
Cloud cover
63%
Precip chance
40%
Snow chance (24h)
0%
Precip (next 24h)
0.1 in
Pressure
30.05 inHg
Wind
↑ ENE 8 mph · G9

Attraction impact outlook

😊 Comfort: Poor (33) 😤 Frustration: Severe (75)
Tall coasters (200ft+) (2) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 5pm–8pm (≈3 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Coasters (6) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 5pm–8pm (≈3 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Water rides (2) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 5pm–8pm (≈3 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Flat & spinning rides (5) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 5pm–8pm (≈3 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Kids' rides (4) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 5pm–8pm (≈3 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
😊 Comfort: Fair (52) 😤 Frustration: Severe (82)
Tall coasters (200ft+) (2) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 5pm–10pm (≈5 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Coasters (6) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 5pm–10pm (≈5 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Water rides (2) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 5pm–10pm (≈5 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Flat & spinning rides (5) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 5pm–10pm (≈5 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Kids' rides (4) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Tue 5pm–10pm (≈5 hrs) — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
😊 Comfort: Good (73) 😤 Frustration: Low (4)
Tall coasters (200ft+) (2) Likely operating
Coasters (6) Likely operating
Water rides (2) Likely operating
Flat & spinning rides (5) Likely operating
Kids' rides (4) Possible impact
High of 90°F Thu 1pm approaching heat-advisory territory for guests
😊 Comfort: Good (76) 😤 Frustration: Severe (61)
Tall coasters (200ft+) (2) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Fri 2pm — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Coasters (6) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Fri 2pm — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Water rides (2) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Fri 2pm — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Flat & spinning rides (5) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Fri 2pm — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions
Kids' rides (4) Likely closed
Thunderstorms in the forecast Fri 2pm — outdoor attractions close during lightning; expect rolling interruptions

Forecast confidence decreases with range: the next-24h outlook is based on high-resolution NWS forecasts, while the 48–72h windows lean on model guidance and can shift meaningfully — recheck closer to your visit. Parks make their own operating decisions.

Forecast

This Afternoon
91°F
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
8 mph ENE · 51% precip
Tonight
76°F
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
8 mph ENE · 46% precip
Wednesday
90°F
Mostly Sunny
7 to 14 mph ENE · 14% precip
Wednesday Night
74°F
Partly Cloudy
7 to 14 mph NE · 8% precip
Thursday
90°F
Sunny
8 to 14 mph NE · 8% precip
Thursday Night
72°F
Mostly Clear
5 to 13 mph NE · 8% precip
Friday
91°F
Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
6 to 9 mph NE · 34% precip
Friday Night
72°F
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
2 to 8 mph ENE · 34% precip
Saturday
91°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
2 to 8 mph ENE · 62% precip

This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 101. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

72-hour forecast

Hour-by-hour (next 72 hours, park local time)

Tue Sep 15
3pm
89°
⚡
40%
8/9
4pm
89°
⚡
51%
8/14
5pm
87°
⚡
51%
7/14
6pm
84°
⚡
46%
8/14
7pm
82°
⚡
34%
8/19
8pm
80°
⚡
15%
7/19
9pm
79°
⚡
9%
7/19
10pm
78°
 
5%
7/22
11pm
78°
 
3%
7/22
Wed Sep 16
12am
78°
 
2%
7/22
1am
78°
 
1%
6/20
2am
77°
 
1%
6/20
3am
77°
 
2%
6/20
4am
76°
 
2%
6/21
5am
76°
 
4%
7/21
6am
76°
 
2%
7/21
7am
76°
 
3%
8/23
8am
77°
 
4%
8/23
9am
79°
 
2%
10/23
10am
83°
 
3%
12/20
11am
85°
 
4%
12/20
12pm
87°
 
3%
12/20
1pm
88°
 
5%
12/17
2pm
89°
 
14%
14/17
3pm
90°
 
14%
14/17
4pm
89°
 
11%
14/18
5pm
88°
 
7%
14/18
6pm
86°
 
8%
14/18
7pm
82°
 
6%
13/24
8pm
80°
 
0%
13/24
9pm
78°
 
0%
12/24
10pm
78°
 
0%
12/23
11pm
77°
 
0%
9/23
Thu Sep 17
12am
76°
 
0%
9/23
1am
76°
 
0%
7/23
2am
75°
 
0%
7/23
3am
75°
 
0%
7/23
4am
74°
 
0%
7/22
5am
74°
 
0%
8/22
6am
74°
 
0%
8/22
7am
74°
 
0%
8/23
8am
74°
 
0%
9/23
9am
77°
 
0%
9/23
10am
81°
 
0%
12/18
11am
84°
 
0%
13/18
12pm
87°
 
0%
13/18
1pm
90°
 
0%
13/17
2pm
89°
 
8%
13/17
3pm
89°
 
8%
13/17
4pm
88°
 
8%
14/21
5pm
87°
 
8%
14/21
6pm
84°
 
8%
13/21
7pm
82°
 
8%
12/22
8pm
79°
 
0%
10/22
9pm
78°
 
0%
10/22
10pm
77°
 
0%
9/22
11pm
77°
 
0%
8/22
Fri Sep 18
12am
76°
 
0%
7/22
1am
75°
 
0%
6/21
2am
74°
 
0%
5/21
3am
74°
 
0%
5/21
4am
73°
 
0%
6/18
5am
73°
 
0%
6/18
6am
72°
 
0%
6/18
7am
72°
 
0%
7/20
8am
73°
 
3%
7/20
9am
76°
 
3%
7/20
10am
80°
 
3%
8/16
11am
84°
 
3%
9/16
12pm
86°
 
3%
9/16
1pm
88°
 
3%
9/12
2pm
88°
⚡
34%
9/12
Rows: time · temperature · conditions (⚡ storms, 🌧 likely rain, 🌦 chance) · precip % · wind mph/gusts. Hours beyond 48h are lower-confidence guidance.

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