Tampa Bay Weather: Mostly Sunny, But Flooding Concerns Remain

TAMPA, FL — Tampa Bay residents hoping for a mild week in the weather department after Hurricane Irma turned things upside down are mostly in luck. According to the National Weather Service, the region is in for a mostly sunny week ahead, but flooding concerns do remain in some areas.

In its Hazardous Weather Outlook report issued Monday, the weather service warned that several rivers in the region “remain in moderate to major flood stage.” While drier weather over the past few days has produced some improvements, the need for vigilance hasn’t gone away. (For more local news from Florida, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Tampa Patch. Click here to find your local Florida Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

“Residents living along rivers or faster-flowing streams should remain aware of water levels and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding occur,” forecasters warned.

Fortunately, that drier weather service forecasters mentioned is expected to continue for the next few days. Monday is anticipated to kick the workweek off with mostly sunny conditions and a high near 90 in much of the region. Isolated showers are possible in some parts of Tampa Bay, but widespread storms are not expected. Overnight conditions Monday are anticipated to be partly cloudy with a low in the mid-70s forecast.

Monday’s mostly dry, sunny conditions are expected to stick around through Thursday, forecasters noted. Daily highs are expected to reach the low 90s with overnight lows in the mid-70s. Significant rain chances are not in the forecast through Thursday, but that doesn’t mean isolated showers won’t occur in some parts of the Bay area.

A change in conditions is expected to arrive on Friday. Forecasters anticipate mostly sunny conditions with a high near 90 before storms move in. There’s a 40 percent chance of rain forecast during the daytime hours Friday with a 30 percent chance for storms in the evening. Rain chances are expected to stick around over the upcoming weekend, but daily highs are anticipated to only reach the upper 80s.

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