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Tampa Bay has seen a persistent pattern of daily afternoon and evening storms from late August through Labor Day weekend and into September, driven by onshore winds and deep tropical moisture. Rain chances have repeatedly climbed to 50-70% each day, with storms typically forming near the coast in the morning and drifting inland or northward through the afternoon and evening, accompanied by feels-like temperatures near 100 degrees. The wet pattern continued across Labor Day and the following week, with meteorologists noting recurring patchy morning fog, low clouds, and locally heavy downpours each afternoon.