Workweek Weather: What to Expect

Tampa Bay area residents might want to keep those umbrellas handy as the workweek kicks off.

The National Weather Service is predicting a wet start to the week with rain chances in the 30 percent range both Monday and Tuesday. While the highs both days are expected to reach the balmy mid-80s, some of the storms that move through could be strong.

The weather service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook report for the week warning of the potential for afternoon thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday with a possibility also on Wednesday. Those storms are anticipated to appear across the region Monday and mainly north of the Interstate 4 corridor on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Rain chances drop going into Wednesday and Thursday with highs around the mid-80s expected and lows down around 70 for most of the region. Storm chances return on Friday with a 30 percent possibility in the cards as of Monday morning’s forecast.

For a look at the weather in your neck of the Bay, visit the National Weather Service online.

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