Weekend Weather: What to Expect

Tampa Bay area residents eager for a break from record-breaking temperatures are likely to get it over the weekend, but there’s a price to pay.

National Weather Service forecasters say a few more days of high temperatures will be followed by much stronger chances for rain than we’ve seen recently.

Friday kicks the weekend off with a high in the low 90s anticipated around much of the region. The overnight low will only drop into the mid-70s or so. Rain chances, however, are back in the cards with a 10 percent chance during the daytime and 20 percent chance overnight.

Saturday is anticipated to bring mostly sunny conditions during much of the day with a high in the upper 80s expected. A 20 percent chance of rain is forecast for the afternoon hours, climbing to about 30 percent overnight when the low should drop into the lower 70s.

Sunday is expected to be the day folks tired of sweating have been waiting for. That day kicks off with rain chances in the 30 percent range that gradually climb to about 60 percent. Showers are also likely in the overnight hours. The high Sunday should only reach the lower 80s with a low in the low 70s.

The rain and slightly lower temperatures are expected to stick around through Monday at least.

For an extended forecast for your neighborhood, visit your local Patch homepage.

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