Tampa Bay Weekend Weather: Slightly Cooler with Chance for Rain

TAMPA, FL — Tampa Bay area residents tired of 90-degree days will get a slight break in the weekend ahead, but a little rain may also dampen conditions.

According to the National Weather Service, Friday is expected to kick the weekend off with partly sunny conditions and a high around 88 degrees in much of the region. Scattered thunderstorms and showers are possible in the afternoon hours. Forecasters say there’s about a 40 percent chance for storms.

Storm chances to diminish heading into Friday night. Partly cloudy conditions are expected along with a low in the lower 70s.

Saturday is expected to start out bright and sunny, but the day’s high temperature could be just a tiny bit cooler than Fridays, forecasters say. A 40 percent chance of scattered storms moves into the picture in the afternoon hours with a 30 percent chance forecast overnight. The evening low is once again expected to fall into the low 70s.

Sunday is anticipated to bring the warmest temperatures of the weekend along with the highest rain chances. The day starts out with a 20 percent chance for isolated storms. Those chances increase to 50 percent as the day moves forward. Forecasters anticipate the high to climb to about 89 degrees in much of the region. Storm chances persist in the evening hours when the low should drop into the mid-70s.

Looking ahead to the start of the workweek, the forecast suggests an umbrella might be in order on Monday. Forecasters say there’s a 60 percent chance of storms with a high around 88 degrees expected. Those storms could move in during the morning hours with rain chances expected to persist well into the evening.

No severe weather is in the forecast over the next few days, but forecasters still have a few warnings to share. The weather service says scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected especially Saturday through Thursday. Storms that develop “will be capable of producing strong gusty winds, locally heavy rains and frequent deadly lightning strikes,” Friday’s Hazardous Weather Outlook report said.

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