TAMPA, Fla. - Thursday could be an active day for rain and storms in the Tampa Bay area, especially during the later hours, and it comes as deep tropical moisture moves toward Florida .

Thursday weather forecast

FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says rain coverage will increase to about 60-70% on Thursday, with much of the wet weather coming during the evening and nighttime hours. Image 1 of 2 ▼

Heavy rain and storms are possible later Thursday, meteorologists say.

Osterberg says that while tropical activity is picking up, this particular moisture that's bringing more rain over the next few days is not related to any tropical system.

"There's a lot of deep tropical moisture over the Bahamas," Osterberg said. "And that moisture is going to move our way… We have a lot of mo

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