ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scattered storms got a later start today, which is why they’ve lasted longer into the night. 

  • Later start to storms
  • Fewer weekend storms
  • Change next week

Any storms out there will have a slow northwest movement. They will wind down with clearing skies into Thursday morning.

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

Thursday will start with mostly sunny skies. The first half of the day will be dry.

There will be some scattered storms in the afternoon that start developing along the sea breeze drifting in from the Gulf of Mexico. The best coverage of storms will then come later in the day into the evening.

They will tend to linger well into the night and they will move slowly northwestward again.

Highs will top out in the low to mid 90s before the storms get going.

Friday will be a similar day but with one main difference — fewer storms in the afternoon to evening. The coverage will go down to about 20 percent that day as drier air starts moving into our upper atmosphere.

Drier air will continue streaming into our upper atmosphere this weekend, leading to lower rain chances. Unfortunately, it will not feel more comfortable on the ground, as it will still be hot and humid with highs in the low to mid 90s both days.

Monday into Tuesday next week will feature higher rain chances as moisture streams in off the Atlantic. Behind that batch of moisture will be much drier air for next Wednesday onward.

7-day forecast 

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