Forecast Details for Tampa, FL

Recent Locations: Tampa, FL

Today: Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 98. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 99. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Light northwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 75.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

Memorial Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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