Despite the heavy rains, Wednesday is expected to be a transition day.

This wet pattern we have seen the past four days will be changing with today as the transition day.

There will still be scattered to numerous showers and storms in the area today with a couple waves of storms passing through the area.

However the low pressure that has been causing it all is slowly moving westward away from us. As it moves farther away it will have less and less impact on us.

High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s today. There will still be a 50 to 60 percent coverage of rain by the end of the day even though it will not rain as much as it has the past few days.

Wednesday night will calm down with partly cloudy skies and lows in the mid 70s.

Thursday will start the pattern away from this wet stretch back to a more typical summer pattern.

We will have a 50 percent coverage of storms, but they will be just in the afternoon after partly sunny skies.

High temperatures will be back up into the hot range, in the low 90s.

Friday will be similar with just afternoon storms.

The chance will be at 50 percent.

Highs will be in the low 90s.

The weekend will be much drier than this past weekend with highs in the low to mid 90s and only a 40 percent coverage of scattered storms.

Next week looks very normal for this time of year with a 40 percent coverage of daily afternoon storms.

Highs each day will be in the low 90s.

Pasco County

Some residents in Port Richey are again dealing with flood waters in yards, streets and parking lots. No homes have been flooded.

Also in Pasco County, Foxbloom Drive at Glover Road was closed. A number of roads had limited access, according to county officials. Those included Bolton Avenue at Hicks Road, Hammock Road at Ranch Road and Gulf Way at Kemper Drive. Click here to access the full list.

Locations in Pasco County that could experience flooding are New Port Richey, Holiday, Hudson, Beacon Square, Jasmine Estates, New Port Richey East, Bayonet Point, Elfers and Trinity.

Pasco County public works was installing a temporary 6-inch pump on Persea Court in Trinity, as water was covering the street. Other pumping locations were in Thousand Oaks, Holiday Hills and Palm Terrace Garden.


Flooding sometimes leads to unwanted visitors, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office tweeted this photo of a gator visiting the front porch of a Thousand Oaks home. (Photo:Pasco County Sheriff's Office)

Sandbag locations

Pasco County:

In order to help citizens in flood prone and low lying areas prepare for potential impacts of heavy rain, the following locations will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting August 6, 2016 until further notice:

  • West Pasco Government Center, 7356 State Street, New Port Richey (self-serve)
  • J.W. Mitchell Park, 4025 Little Road, New Port Richey (self-serve)
  • Veterans Memorial Park, 14333 Hicks Road, Hudson (self-serve)

The sand bag locations are open to Pasco County residents. Sand bags will be provided, but residents are encouraged to bring their own shovels.

The City of New Port Richey will also open sand bag operations for city residents from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the following location: 6240 Pine Hill Road, New Port Richey (self-serve)

Pinellas County

  • John Chesnut Sr. Park (Palm Harbor)
  • Lealman Community Park (St. Pete)
  • Taylor Park (Largo)

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