Residents of Tampa should brace for a wet and thundery week ahead. The area is expected to experience a high near 90 degrees today with scattered showers and thunderstorms increasing in likelihood after 5 p.m. The humidity, already high at 93%, will contribute to heat index values reaching as high as 100, creating sticky and uncomfortable conditions for those outside. Winds are set to remain relatively light, coming from the east-northeast at 5 to 7 mph. As reported by the National Weather Service, the chance of precipitation will sit at 60% with the possibility of less than a tenth of an inch of rain, although thunderstorms could bring higher amounts.
Continuing into the night, showers and thunderstorms are likely before 9pm. The clouds are not expected to clear up, maintaining mostly cloudy skies with a low temperature around 76 degrees. Despite the storms predicted to pass early in the evening, the chance of precipitation remains at 60%, with new precipitation amounts also forecasted to be less than a tenth of an inch, except potentially higher in thunderstorms. In the evening, the moist breeze can provide a brief break from the day's humidity, though it may also bring some dampness.
The rest of the week does not promise a reprieve from the sultry and storm-prone pattern. Wednesday's forecast suggests a similar outlook, with isolated showers and thunderstorms rolling in after 2 p.m. under partly sunny skies. Heat index values will once again hover around the 100 mark, making for another swelteringly humid day. The National Weather Service prediction indicates a 70% chance of precipitation and new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. East winds will persist at around 7 mph.
As the week progresses, the weather pattern holds firm, with Thursday offering a near mirror image of the previous days. Mostly cloudy conditions and high temperatures near 90 are anticipated, coupled with showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Residents longing for the sun will find its rays mostly obscured, with a southeast wind turning south in the afternoon. The likelihood of rain stands constant at 60%.
Moving towards the weekend, Friday doesn't deviate from the established norm, with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the forecast and showers likely after 2pm. The temperature could climb slightly higher, with highs peaking near 91. The familiar pattern of southeast winds in the morning and a southwesterly shift by the afternoon continues. Looking ahead to Saturday, conditions will remain unsettled with a 50% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms, particularly after 8 a.m. By nightfall, skies are predicted to clear somewhat to partly cloudy, with a low around 75 degrees.
Sunday's outlook shows mostly sunny skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms and a high near 91, though the chance of rain drops to 40%. Sunday night and Monday follow suit, with the likelihood of showers and thunderstorms reducing further to 30%, suggesting that Tampa residents might finally get a modest reprieve from the week-long pattern of rainfall and storms.
