TAMPA, Fla.- The Tampa Bay area faces a wet and warm multi-day stretch, with daily chances of showers and thunderstorms alongside daytime highs reaching into the upper 80s and low 90s.
Rain chances begin today at 60 percent, with scattered showers expected before noon and more frequent activity likely later in the afternoon. Daytime temperatures will peak near 88 degrees, but high humidity will push heat index values up to 99 degrees.
West-southwest winds will blow between 5 and 10 mph. General rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch are expected, though localized thunderstorms could yield higher totals. Overnight precipitation chances drop to 40 percent, mainly after 3 a.m., with a low around 75 degrees…