Tropical Storm Fay To Bring Heavy Rain To Rhode Island

NEWPORT, RI — Tropical Storm Fay is heading toward New England Friday night, bringing more than an inch of rain to much of Rhode Island. Expect periods of heavy rain and patchy fog throughout the evening, with skies clearing by Saturday morning.

Friday's rain kicks off a week of unsettled weather in Rhode Island, with showers and thunderstorms possible during the weekend and heading into the workweek. Expect a sticky, humid day Friday, with highs reaching the low 80s before showers roll in after 4 p.m.

The storm is expected to hit western New England harder, charting a more direct path along western Connecticut and Massachusetts, before heading north into Canada by Sunday.

Here's the latest Rhode Island forecast from the National Weather Service:

Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog before 8pm, then patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 72. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Saturday
A chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday
A chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Monday Night
A chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph.