ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Here's your Tampa area weather forecast for late Monday into Tuesday, along with a preview of conditions through the work week.

The east wind resulted in big storms moving westward across the region into the Gulf of Mexico.

In this type of pattern the movement is very predictable, with all the storms in the evening headed westward. There will be a couple of isolated lingering showers, but otherwise skies will slowly clear out overnight into early Tuesday morning.

Lows will be in the low to mid 70s inland, but upper 70s near the coast.

Tuesday will feature the same pattern, with sunny skies for the morning and then scattered storms in the afternoon moving westward across the region and toward the gulf.

Since the winds will be blowing from the east, that will keep our sea breeze pinned at the coast. As a result, it will be hot before the storms blow through. Expect highs in the mid 90s for most spots.

The coolest spots will likely be in Polk County because that’s where the storms will start first.

Wednesday will feature the same pattern. Just keep in mind in this pattern it’s hot and dry for the first half of the day, but then big storms can be expected late in the day, converging on our coastal regions and moving west into the gulf each evening.

7-day forecast

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