Forecast Details for Tampa, FL

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Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then scattered showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Isolated thunderstorms, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 8am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail Next Topic: Hole Punch Clouds

Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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