ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Here's your Tampa area forecast for late Monday into Tuesday morning, along with a day-by-day look at conditions throughout the week.

  • Front stalls
  • Up and down rain chance
  • Normal temperatures

The front we’ve been talking about is bringing slightly drier air into our atmosphere, which is why our rain chance has dropped.

There will still be a few showers, but the coverage will be limited. Skies will go between partly cloudy and mostly clear overnight into early Tuesday morning.

Lows will be warm due to an onshore breeze off the gulf. Coastal areas will not drop past the upper 70s. The coolest lows will be in Citrus and Hernando counties, where slightly drier air will drop the lows into the low 70s.

Tuesday will feature the front stalling near I-4. That means it will be mainly dry for northern counties but still a chance of scattered showers for southern counties, with Tampa Bay as the dividing line.

There will still be a west breeze off the gulf, so any shower that forms will move eastward across the area. Highs will be in the 80s at the beach, around 90 in coastal regions, and low to mid 90s inland.

The humidity will actually drop a little with a more comfortable feel for Citrus and Hernando counties. It will be brief though, as moisture is expected to move right back in Wednesday.

Tuesday night will feature some scattered showers from Polk County eastward and from Tampa Bay southward. Lows will be in the mid to upper 70s.

Wednesday will feature that return of moisture, with rain chances going back up to about 50 to 60 percent. Scattered showers will move from the gulf eastward across the area. Highs will therefore be a little lower, mainly in the mid to upper 80s.

Thursday will feature a 30 percent coverage of scattered showers with highs near 90.

Friday will feature a 50 percent coverage of scattered showers with highs near 90.

The upcoming weekend looks very normal for this time of year, with highs near 90 and about a 40 percent coverage of scattered storms each day, primarily in the afternoon.

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