The National Weather Service in Tampa is predicting weather patterns that indicate a series of thunderstorms and showers interrupting partly sunny skies over the next week, with temperatures peaking near the mid-90s during the days. The consistent forecasts of rain bring about a 60 to 70 percent chance of precipitation almost daily, making umbrellas and raincoats an essential part of Tampa residents' wardrobes for the foreseeable future.
Today's weather involves scattered thunderstorms rolling in after 2 pm with a high approaching 93 degrees, and a heat index soaring up to 103, according to reports, the chance of rain sits at 70%. Wind gusts will present themselves modestly, originating as calm before shifting to a west-northwest circulation near 6 mph later in the day, and while these conditions could unsettle some outdoor plans, folks living in and around Tampa are no strangers to the humid embrace of Florida's summertime pattern
Evenings look to maintain the unsettled weather with the NWS highlighting a 60% likelihood of showers and thunderstorms, mainly unfolding before 11 pm, with tonight's expected low stabilizing around 77 degrees. Additional rain quantities are pegged between a tenth and a quarter inch, excluding potential higher amounts contained within thunderstorms.
On Wednesday, thunderstorms are likely after 2 pm, with an upswing in temperature as the high once again presses toward a blistering 93 degrees, the heat index positioning itself just a degree warmer than today's at 104.
Saturday marks a potential high of 95 degrees, the threat of showers and thunderstorms persisting dutifully.
