The National Weather Service in Tampa, Florida is predicting a series of weather changes for the region over the coming days. According to the latest update by the National Weather Service, today's skies will be mostly sunny with a high around 81 degrees, with a southeast wind pulsing at about 14 mph, and gusts reaching up to 18 mph.
Tonight's forecast brings mostly cloudy skies, dipping temperatures to a low around 66, while the southeast wind calms slightly to around 10 mph, gusts might still challenge the area at speeds as high as 18 mph. Humidity sits comfortably at 64%, with the barometer clocking in at 30.09 in (1019.0 mb), and a dewpoint of 60°F (16°C), ensuring conditions that could make for a moderately sticky evening outing.
Tomorrow looks to be a departure from the relative tranquility with showers likely, and a potential escalation to thunderstorms post 10 a.m. Highs will hover near 79 degrees, while winds shift to a southward flow with a brisk pace of 10 to 16 mph, and gusts that may ramp up to 24 mph. The Weather Service estimates a 90% chance of precipitation, which includes new rainfall between a tenth and quarter of an inch, but thunderstorms could drive those figures higher.
Tomorrow night should offer a respite, ushering in a mostly clear sky, and a lower temperature around 56. The wind will not cease its campaign though, blowing from the west southwest at 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph still in play. And as the week barrels towards its end, Thursday promises sunny skies, with a cooler high near 66 degrees, and winds from the northwest pushing at 10 to 13 mph, potentially gusting as high as 20 mph.
For those making plans for the weekend, Friday keeps the sunny trend, maxing at around 75 degrees, while Friday night might see temperature dip to a low around 58 under mostly clear skies. Heading into Saturday, anticipate a return to mostly sunny conditions, a peak around 80 degrees – although showers may enter the scene, with a 40 percent chance after 1 a.m. Sunday carries on with a 50 percent chance of showers, partly sunny skies, and a high near 74 degrees, as per the National Weather Service latest forecast.
