The better chance for rain Friday and…]]> Weather Dog 2008-05-15T18:32:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/scant-rain-in-forecast-better-than-none/ May is stretching into a hot, dry month, and that is kind of expected, but a little rain shouldn’t be too much to ask. Rain measured at Tampa International Airport so far this month is exactly zero.

The weather service is tossing in a small chance of rain at…]]> Weather Dog 2008-05-14T10:49:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/summers-on-the-doorstep-but-respite-was-nice/ Temperatures may not have dipped into the 50s in Tampa as the weather service advertised, but a morning in the low 60s with scant humidity should be relished. That’s especially true since this probably will be the last time we’ll see weather like this for quite a while.

The…]]> Weather Dog 2008-05-13T11:02:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/worst-of-weather-to-stay-north-of-tampa/ A front washing over northern Florida and sparking tornado and severe thunderstorms in Georgia will keep its worst away from the Tampa Bay area today. The front will pass to the north, though a few stray showers are possible.

Folks from Hernando County north will see a bit more…]]> Weather Dog 2008-05-11T12:30:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/days-to-get-more-muggy-through-weekend/ You’ll be able to feel the summer weather creeping up through the rest of the week and even through the weekend as temperatures notch up, humidity rises and the heat index begins to show up in forecasts.

Even though the weather service has a 20 percent chance of rain…]]> Weather Dog 2008-05-08T11:08:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/fog-now-pollution-possible-later/ Some fog over areas away from the coast should continue to build until about 9 a.m. today. Most of it won’t be too thick, cutting visibility to a mile or so.

But there are some spots out there such as eastern Hernando County where the soupy air is dropping…]]> Weather Dog 2008-05-07T10:34:01-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/run-of-pleasant-spring-weather-continues/ As long as the humidity stays low, we’re in for a run of great weather. So far forecasts toward the end of the week still keep that humidity fairly low, though it is nudging upward.

And just as that humidity starts to get to the point where we begin…]]> Weather Dog 2008-05-06T10:46:01-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/early-morning-fog-hovers-over-inland-areas/ Morning fog, though not everywhere, is thick enough in places to cut visibility to one-quarter mile or less. The weather service says it could linger into midmorning as low clouds stay around.

Visibility is fine in Tampa, but places to the east and north have patchy areas where it’s…]]> Weather Dog 2008-05-05T10:42:01-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/weakening-cold-front/ A cold front that helped spawn deadly tornadoes back to the west...has weakened significantly!  It will arrive in the Bay Area today, but with little fanfare.  We may see a few very isolated showers and storms this afternoon, but most of us will stay dry. 

The front won’t bring…]]> Weather Dog 2008-05-04T13:05:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/repeat-of-air-pollution-alert-not-in-forecast-today/ Hillsborough County environmental officials don’t expect a repeat of the ozone pollution alert issued Wednesday, though there’s little difference in the forecasts for today and Wednesday.

The weather service says there’s fairly good mixing in the atmosphere, at least up to 10,000 feet, enough to avoid any stagnation.