RI 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 Rhode Island.

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.

It appears from the NWS simulated radar released Wednesday morning that the rain will stay just north of Providence. But whatever Rhode Island doesn't get Wednesday, it'll get Thursday, according to forecasts.

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.

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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