MA Weather: When, Where Storms Will Hit Wednesday

If you get the sense this summer has either been really hot or really wet, Wednesday shouldn't surprise you much. Showers and thunderstorms will replace yet another heat advisory this evening, prompting a hazardous weather outlook across much of Massachusetts.

The heat advisory is set to expire at 6 p.m. after another humid day in which temperatures may reach 90 again. By the time it expires, the rains will have set in, bringing some localized downpours.

"A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon through Thursday. Main threat would be very localized strong to damaging wind gusts," the National Weather Service said.

The NWS said the rain should reach parts of Eastern and Central Massachusetts around 3 p.m. It will linger for hours in the Boston area and North and South Shores. You can see the simulated radar from the NWS below:

It's going to remain humid Wednesday, or as AccuWeather put it, "steamy." And even a modest amount of heavy rain could produce some flooding.

"With the heavy rain that the area has seen over the past two weeks, any flooding could happen quicker than you might expect," AccuWeather meteorologist Max Vido said.

More rain is expected into Thursday.

Monday's heat set a minor record at Logan Airport. The NWS said the highest low temperature was 77 degrees, making it the highest minimum temperature ever recorded Aug. 7 in Boston. The previous record was 76 degrees in 2001.

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