Cold Front Set To Shake Up Tampa Bay’s Weather

TAMPA, FL — Tampa Bay area residents may want to batten down the hatches for the workweek ahead. According to the National Weather Service, a cold front heading into the region is expected to shake things up a bit.

Monday is anticipated to bring rain to some parts of the region during the daytime hours with sunshine peeking through the clouds from time to time. Storm chances may linger into the afternoon hours when the high is expected to climb into the upper 80s to low 90s. A mostly cloudy night is anticipated with a low in the mid-70s.

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Tuesday is expected to be a day of change in the region. Forecasters say it should start off with partly sunny conditions and a high in the upper 80s. Breezy conditions are expected to settle in heading into the afternoon hours. A mostly cloudy night with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms is expected. Forecasters say the overnight low should be in the steamy upper 70s.

The cold front’s effects are expected to be felt in force on Wednesday when forecasters say there’s a 60 percent chance for thunderstorms during the daytime hours. The high is expected to only reach the mid-80s though. Thunderstorms are also likely heading into the overnight hours when the low should drop into the low 70s.

In its Monday Hazardous Weather Outlook report, the weather service warned that thunderstorms associated with the cold front could produce locally heavy rain, strong winds and frequent lightning strikes. There is also a slight risk that some of the storms that develop on Tuesday and Wednesday will be strong to severe, forecasts say.

The front is expected to make conditions potentially hazardous on local waters, as well. Winds along the coast are expected to reach speeds of up to 33 knots overnight Tuesday and through Wednesday.

The payoff for any storms that materialize on Tuesday and Wednesday is expected to arrive Thursday. While there’s a 40 percent chance for more thunderstorms during the daytime hours in much of the region, forecasters say Thursday’s high should only climb into the low 80s. Mostly clear overnight conditions are expected Thursday night with a low in the upper 60s anticipated.

Sunshine should make a strong return on Friday with a high in the upper 80s. Mostly clear overnight conditions are expected with a low in the low 70s forecast.

Slight rain chances are expected over the weekend, but highs will once again reach the low 90s, forecasters say.

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