The Brief
- An area of low pressure is bringing rounds of heavy rain and storms to the Tampa Bay area this week.
- Several inches of rain could fall over the next week, according to FOX 13 meteorologists.
- The National Hurricane Center is giving the potential tropical disturbance a 30% chance of development in the next seven days.
TAMPA, Fla. – Heavy rain and storms are expected across the Tampa Bay area this week as an area of low pressure moves over Florida.
FOX 13 meteorologists say the wet pattern will last at least two or three days with elevated rain chances each day.
Monday forecast
FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says rounds of rain already began early Monday and more are expected during the afternoon and evening, with deep tropical moisture bringing a slight risk of excessive rain.
Locally heavy rain and minor flooding could occur, according to Osterberg.
It will be a similar setup through midweek, as well, with some areas possibly getting several inches of rain over the next seven days.
“No individual day over the next two or three days will be a washout,” Osterberg said. “But every day, we have a chance of some heavy rain.”
Will there be development in the tropics?
The National Hurricane Center is giving the area of low pressure a 30% chance of development in the next seven days.
Osterberg says it will not develop over Florida as it likely moves due west. Once it moves into the Gulf, though, conditions are more favorable for development.…