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 Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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