Drier Friday, Saturday Storms

We saw plenty of wet weather this morning! A few pockets of heavy rain and thunderstorms brought soaking conditions to parts of Southern New England early on (Newport, for example, saw more than 2.50″ of rain). While the afternoon and early evening has been much drier, we’re still watching out for a shower or storm before Thursday is done.

That said, tonight, mostly after midnight, conditions become calmer. We’ll have some dense patchy fog around so be careful if you have to hit the road early in the morning. Temperatures will be on either side of 60 degrees.

Friday will stay largely dry and partly to mostly cloudy. That said, we could see a shower or two, and even hear a rumble of thunder on Friday evening. High temperatures will be largely above average. Expect coastal cities to be in the upper 60s and inland cities in the mid to upper 70s! It’ll be sticky as well with higher humidity.

Saturday is the day we’ve had our eyes on. As low pressure moves in to the region, we could see a few showers, even a thunderstorm or two on Saturday morning. The bigger concern, however, is a round of storms we’re anticipating for New England on Saturday afternoon and early evening. Some of those storms could be strong or severe, with gusty winds, heavy rain and hail possible. I know we all want to go about our Saturday plans unhindered, but make sure you’re staying weather aware as storms roll in! We’ll continue to update you on the situation throughout the week.

This system moves on during the second half of the weekend. We’ll start Sunday with more clouds and a shower possible, but things clear up in the afternoon. It’ll be breezy however, with gusts in the 20s during the afternoon.