Storm Chances Rise As Front Moves Through

Tampa Bay area residents might want to pull out those umbrellas.

The National Weather Service is forecasting a few soggy days ahead as a frontal system moves through the area. There’s good news to go along with increased thunderstorm chances though. Forecasters do anticipate the front will bring temperatures down dramatically before the week comes to a close.

Rain chances are slight during the early afternoon hours Thursday, but rise to about 40 percent in the late afternoon and evening hours. The day’s high temperature is expected to reach about 83 with a low in the low 70s expected.

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Friday arrives with a 20 percent chance of rain throughout the day and evening hours. The high should only climb to about 82 degrees in much of the region with a low down to about the mid-60s. Storm chances continue moving into Saturday with a 50 percent chance forecast for much of the day. Temperatures should nearly mirror Friday’s conditions.

Sunday is expected to bring about a 40 percent chance for more showers, but the high that day should only reach the mid-70s with a low down in the brisk upper 50s anticipated. A sunny Monday is expected to kick off the week with a high only around 70 degrees.

While widespread severe storms are not anticipated, the weather service is warning that locally heavy rainfall and cloud-to-ground lightning are possibilities in some areas. Minor flooding could also occur in some low-lying areas. The chance for such conditions lingers through Sunday as that front is expected to stall across the state for much of the weekend.

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

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