Clearer and cooler weather on the way

Parts of Connecticut and Long Island were hammered by historic rainfall on Sunday and into Monday, but Rhode Island and Southeast Mass. were largely unscathed for a change.

Outside of a quick passing shower or thunderstorm this evening, we will remain on the dry side into Tuesday. Call it a transitional day, as it will still be cloudy early on and a little muggy.

Increasing sun is expected during the afternoon, with high temperatures 70-75. A sunny and less humid day follows on Wednesday, but there is a slight chance of a pop-up afternoon shower.

Outside of that, expect a prolonged stretch of dry weather right through the weekend, with temperatures warming a bit each day back into the 80s.

Our midweek mornings will be quite fall-like, however. Wake-up temperatures will be in the low 50s, and could even dip down into the upper 40s in a few outlying spots!

TROPICS: Ernesto continues to race off into the North Atlantic as it is expected to graze the Canadian Maritimes. It will push some extra water our way, and so the National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood statement for a very minor coastal flood risk during the Monday Night and Tuesday Morning high tides. Outside of that, the tropics look very quiet over the next ten days!

–Geoff