National Weather Service Tampa Bay graphic showing high temperatures (87°–89°F) and rain chances (highest inland up to 80%) across west central and southwest Florida on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
TAMPA BAY, Florida – The National Weather Service Tampa Bay forecasts hot conditions with a slight chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms developing today, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, across west central and southwest Florida.
Highest coverage of storms will focus across the interior regions this afternoon and evening. Best chances for rain will be across the central and northern portions of the region, especially around Sebring (50%), Lakeland (40%), and Chiefland (40%), with 30% chances near Crystal River, Brooksville, and Arcadia.
High temperatures will reach the low to mid 90s across much of the area (89°–93° in most locations).
Moisture will remain elevated into Friday and beyond, with a continued chance of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms at almost any hour plus locally heavy rainfall possible.
The National Weather Service (NWS) Tampa Bay has issued a forecast of hot conditions with a chance of showers and thunderstorms developing this afternoon and evening, with the highest coverage expected across the interior.
The potential hazards include gusty winds, small hail, lightning, and locally heavy rainfall.
The forecast covers areas such as Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Fort Myers, and northward toward the Nature Coast. Highest temperatures today will be in the low to mid 90s; rain chances will be highest during the afternoon and evening hours, especially across the central and northern interior portions of the region.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to be isolated to scattered during the afternoon and evening hours today. A rare late-season front may bring a Marginal Risk of severe weather along the Nature Coast late this evening into early overnight, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center.
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