Workweek Weather: What to Expect

Tampa Bay area residents may want to keep an umbrella handy when they head out the door this week.

The National Weather Service is forecasting a strong chance of storms each afternoon with rain chances lingering well into the evening hours most days.

The forecast kicks off with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms throughout much of the region and a high around 90 on Monday. Those storm chances rise to about 50 percent in the overnight hours when temperatures are expected to drop into the mid-70s.

Tuesday brings a greater chance of storms and slightly cooler temperatures with highs only expected to reach the mid- to upper-80s. Storm chances are set at 70 percent in the afternoon and evening hours.

Storm chances drop to about 50 percent in most parts of the Bay Wednesday with high temperatures in the upper 80s anticipated.

Thursday and Friday are expected to be near mirrors of each other with storm chances set at 30 percent in much of the region. The highs again should climb into the upper 80s to low 90s.

While thunderstorms are commonplace this time of year, forecasters warn those that do develop will be capable of producing strong, gusty winds, locally heavy rain and frequent, deadly lightning strikes. While no significant severe weather is anticipated, “there is a threat for more regional heavy rainfall along with frequent lightning strikes,” forecasters warned in the agency’s Hazardous Weather Outlook report on Monday.

For a complete look at Tampa Bay area weather, visit the National Weather Service online.

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