Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms Lash Rhode Island

NEWPORT, RI — It's a wet one in Rhode Island on Monday. Heavy, driving rain and scattered thunderstorms arrived in the early morning and are expected to continue throughout the day. While skies will clear for the next few days, the rain is expected to return just in time for the holiday.

Periods of heavy rain could bring some isolated street flooding. The heaviest rain is expected before 3 p.m., the National Weather Service said. Later in the afternoon, showers are expected to taper off and clear heading into the evening hours.

Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be dry and chilly, with clear skies and highs in the low 40s Tuesday and cloudy skies with temperatures in the low 50s Wednesday. The rain returns Thursday, with an 80 percent chance of showers on Turkey Day that are expected to spill over into Black Friday.

Here's a look at the latest forecast from the National Weather Service:

Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Temperature falling to around 45 by 5 p.m. Southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 5 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Thanksgiving Day
Showers. High near 59. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Thursday Night
A chance of showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 6 mph.