Tampa at 73.9 in a Midday Lull, and Election Day's Feed Code Is Back to Heavy Rain at 28 Percent
The rain has eased over Tampa at midday - 73.9 degrees under a mainly-overcast sky - but Monday's heavy-rain code and 83 percent chance still rule the day, and Election Day's code has swung back to 65, the heavy-rain code, at 28 percent.
Tampa is getting a midday breather inside its wettest day of the week. The station's live weather feed put the city at 73.9 degrees early Monday afternoon, feeling like 78.4, under code 3 - mainly overcast - as the morning's steady rain thinned out. The day behind the lull is unchanged in character: Monday's high is now 74.3, the code is 65 - heavy rain - and the rain chance holds at 83 percent, so the break in the rain is a pause, not the end of it.
Election Day's forecast has moved again, and voters should note the direction. Tuesday's code on the feed now reads 65 - the heavy-rain code - replacing the lighter code 81 shown at midday, while the rain chance itself holds at 28 percent and the high stays at 80.7. In plain terms: most of Election Day still looks manageable for the 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. voting window, but the feed now allows for a heavier burst if rain does arrive, and an umbrella in the car remains the sensible play.
Behind Tuesday, the week turns warm and then dries out. Wednesday reaches 87.7 under a drizzle code at 52 percent, Thursday 86.5 at 21 percent, and then the rain leaves the forecast: Friday mainly overcast and dry at 84.4, Saturday 83.6, and Sunday 81.9, with rain chances in single digits to 13 percent.
