The Tampa Bay area faces a week of intense afternoon heat and regular chances of rain, according to the latest multi-day forecast from the National Weather Service.
High temperatures are expected to stay in the lower to mid-90s, while high humidity levels drive feel-like heat index values well above 100 degrees during the early part of the week.
Sunday brings scattered showers and thunderstorms, primarily concentrated between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. The day will remain mostly sunny with a high near 94 degrees and peak heat index values reaching 106. Winds will shift from calm to west-northwest around 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Rain chances stand at 30 percent. Sunday night drops to a low around 78 under mostly cloudy skies, with isolated storms possible after 5 a.m. and a 10 percent chance of rain…