Rhode Island Weather: Wet Week Ahead

After a very warm and sunny start to fall, cooler temperatures and wet weather have arrived in Rhode Island's forecast. A strengthening coastal storm is expected to cause rainy weather every day this week, with Tuesday as the possible exception.

"A winter storm taking shape across the [northern] U.S. while an ocean storm wobbles offshore of the [Southern] New England coastline for the late week period," the National Weather Service said. Two weather systems are coming together and will likely stall out over the Atlantic, sort of how the infamous "Perfect Storm" did.

"There are some similarities to the Halloween Storm, otherwise known as the 'Perfect Storm' from 1991, but on a much smaller and less-intense scale," AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.

Massachusetts is expected to take a stronger beating, especially the Cape and Islands, which will likely take a beating from strong wind and waves. Here in Rhode Island, there's a 50 percent chance of rain every day until the weekend. On Tuesday, expect scattered showers and otherwise cloudy skies.

Here's a look at this week's wet weather forecast from the National Weather Service.

Tuesday

Scattered showers, mainly before 10 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.

Wednesday
A chance of rain, mainly after 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northeast wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Thursday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Friday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Friday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Patch Editor Mike Carraggi contributed to this report.