Scattered storms likely in Tampa on Election Day, with a 60% rain chance; drier from Thursday
Storms are most likely from midday into the afternoon. Wednesday brings a few more, then sun returns.
TAMPA - Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely in Tampa on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to the National Weather Service, which puts the day's chance of rain at 60%.
The weather service's gridded forecast has scattered storms between noon and 3 p.m., with a chance of more after that. Its Tampa forecast page calls for scattered storms early, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3 p.m. Skies will be partly sunny, with a high near 85 and east winds of 8 to 12 mph, gusting to about 18 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected, with more possible in storms.
Tuesday night will be partly cloudy with a low around 71 and a 30% to 40% chance of a shower or storm. Wednesday brings a 40% chance of scattered afternoon storms, with a high near 85. Thursday and Friday look mostly sunny, with highs near 84 to 85.
That matches Monday's outlook of drier weather by Thursday. No weather alerts were in effect for Tampa early Tuesday.
Source: National Weather Service forecast for Tampa (read 6:15 a.m. EST Nov. 3, 2026); NWS gridded forecast, Tampa (updated 2:01 a.m. EST Nov. 3); NWS active alerts for Tampa (none, read 6:15 a.m. EST Nov. 3); NWS Tampa Bay office.