Tampa weather: Warm temperatures and rising humidity ahead of weekend front

Warm temperatures and high sunshine will hold across Tampa Bay before a slight chance of rain and a cold front arrive later in the week.Tampa Bay weather forecastHigh temperatures will warm into the upper 80s across the Tampa Bay area. While dry conditions and sunshine dominate, humidity is gradually rising.Weekend cold front incomingSpotty showers return Thursday, Friday and through the weekend, though rain chances remain limited to 20% to 40% each day. Humidity will peak late in the week before a cold front moves across Florida this weekend, dropping dew points.Tropical outlook remains clearThe Atlantic tropics remain quiet. Forecasters are not monitoring any areas for potential tropical development.