Father’s Day Weekend Weather: Strong Storms Possible

Tampa Bay, FL — Tampa Bay area residents hoping for some outdoor fun over Father’s Day weekend may be out of luck. While no severe weather is anticipated, forecasters say there is a chance for strong storms throughout the weekend.

According to the National Weather Service, Friday should kick things off with a high around 90 degrees in much of the region. There’s a 40 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms in the daytime hours and about a 20 percent chance overnight. The nighttime low is expected to only drop to about 80 degrees.

Saturday brings a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon hours with a 60 percent chance overnight. The day’s high may only reach the upper 80s and the overnight low is expected to drop into the low 70s.

Rain chances are slightly less heading into Father’s Day Sunday. As of Friday, forecasters anticipated a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms on Sunday and a high around 90 degrees in much of the region. The overnight low should drop into the low 70s with partly cloudy conditions anticipated.

Forecasters say the weekend’s storms are not expected to be severe, but some warnings do exist.

“Stronger storms may produce heavy downpours, frequent lightning and gusty winds,” the service wrote in its Hazardous Weather Outlook report Friday. Those warnings pertain to storms on Saturday and Sunday, as well.

A rip current statement has also been issued for coastal Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee and Sarasota counties through Saturday afternoon. The chance of dangerous rip currents forming in coastal areas is high, forecasters say.

For an extended forecast in your neighborhood, visit your local Patch’s homepage.

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