Tampa residents can expect a typical summer week filled with sporadic showers and thunderstorms, with today’s forecast indicating a 50 percent chance of rain, particularly after 11 am. According to the National Weather Service, the city is in for sunny skies in spite of the potential rainfall, with high temperatures potentially reaching up to 91 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat index could soar even higher, with a sweltering 98 degrees anticipated. Light winds from the southwest are expected to pick up in the afternoon, moving at around 6 mph. "New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms," the NWS report advises.

Conditions tonight point towards continued showers and thunderstorms, primarily before 1 am. Despite the likelihood of precipitation pegged at 60 percent, the skies will only be partly cloudy with a mild low temperature around 78 degrees, and winds settling to calm conditions in the evening. Looking ahead to Tuesday, the odds of precipitation hover around 70 percent, with showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the forecast before 11 am, then again between 11 am and 2 pm, followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. While the sun will make an appearance, the day will be mostly sunny with escalating heat indices that could hit as high as 102 degrees.

As the week progresses, Wednesday’s weather pattern doesn’t drift far from the established norm. The NWS details "scattered showers and thunderstorms" throughout the day under mostly sunny skies, with a 50 percent chance of precipitation. Temperatures are forecasted to peak near 92 degrees. Looking towards the evening, isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected to strike, though the chance of rain drops to a minimal 20 percent, offering a quieter night with temperatures hovering around 79 degrees.

The latter part of the week maintains this oscillation between sun and storm. Thursday introduces a 40 percent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms amidst largely sunny conditions, with a high nearing 91 degrees. Calm winds from the west in the evening could encourage some rainfall overnight. Then, as Friday dawns, Tampa will face another day of scattered thunderstorms and sunshine with temperatures possibly climbing to 93 degrees, and calm winds becoming west southwest in the afternoon—predicting another bout of potential storms that leave behind a partly cloudy evening.

Looking toward the weekend, the trend continues—mostly sunny skies with intermittent showers and thunderstorms, and the mercury expected to rise. Saturday’s forecast hints at a high of 94 degrees with a 40 percent chance of rain, followed by a night of scattered thunderstorms. Sunday ramps up the heat further to a near 95 degrees, while thunderstorms loom over half of the day, according to the NWS forecast.