Pack a poncho, race fans

Afternoons of the Grand Prix weekend in St. Petersburg could be spoiled by showers beginning Friday afternoon and occurring each day until the the checkered flag drops Sunday.

"We're had some active weather over the last few days with a more summerlike weather pattern," Bay News 9 chief meteorologist Mike Clay said in a prepared weather outlook. "As a cold front approaches the state from the north, our coverage of showers and thunderstorms will increase over the weekend."

The rainfall won't last too long each day, though.

"The storms will mainly be during the afternoons," Clay said.

Friday's high temperature will climb to 85 degrees before falling a few degrees to hover around the 80-degree mark for the remainder of the weekend. Lows are expected in the upper 60s.

-- Casey Cora, Times staff writer

7 Day outlook courtesy Bay News 9