TAMPA, Fla. — We don't need to tell you the prices at the pump are going up.
According to GasBuddy, Tampa gas prices have risen 12.4 cents per gallon in just the past week. In the past month, they've gone up more than 25 cents per gallon.
Tampa's average gas price for Oct. 29 is $3.28 per gallon. This time last year, it was just $2.01 per gallon.
The good news is there are some gas stations in the Tampa Bay area offering prices way below average.
The cheapest in the area as of Friday is the Citgo on Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville at $2.81 per gallon.
The second-cheapest station on GasBuddy's list at $2.89 per gallon is the Citgo on 5th Avenue S in St. Petersburg.
Coming in third is Dodge's Store in Dunedin at $3.07 per gallon.
You can see the top 10 gas stations with the cheapest fuel prices in Tampa on the GasBuddy website.
According to GasBuddy's head of petroleum analysis, Patrick De Haan, "there may be some light at the end of the tunnel."
"The sharp rise we've seen over the last three weeks should begin slowing down soon, barring another jump in the price of oil. This is because gasoline prices have now largely caught up to the jump in oil that started nearly a month ago," De Haan said.
"This isn't an all clear for the future, however, as oil prices could rise again at any time. But for now, oil has held around $83 per barrel, and without a further climb, gas price increases should slow down soon in the bulk of the nation."