TAMPA BAY, Florida – The National Weather Service Tampa Bay forecasts hot conditions with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developing today, Thursday, June 11, 2026, across west central and southwest Florida.
Highest coverage of storms will focus across the interior regions this afternoon and evening. Best chances for rain will be across the central portions of the region, especially around Lakeland (70%), Tampa (60%), Arcadia (60%), and Brooksville (60%), with 50% near Sebring, 40% near Sarasota, and 30% near Fort Myers, Chiefland, and Crystal River.
High temperatures will reach the low to mid 90s across much of the area (90°–93° in most locations)…