Forecast Details for Tampa, FL

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Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the morning.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then showers likely after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: Showers likely before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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