RI Weather: Watch For Street Flooding and T-Storms Tuesday Night

A hazardous weather watch was put in effect for Rhode Island Tuesday night has heavy rain and thunderstorms could potentially cause isolated street flooding.

The watch is in place for all of Rhode Island with showers and thunderstorms overnight and not clearing up until possibly 7 a.m., Wednesday morning. A half inch to three quarters of an inch of rain is possible.

Forecast For Rest of the Week:

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 a m., then a slight chance of showers between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Patchy fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible during thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night
Patchy fog after 5 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Thursday
Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

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