Today
Rain. Patchy fog. Windy with highs in the upper 40s. East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph...diminishing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Tonight
Rain. Patchy fog. Breezy with lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Monday
Rain. Patchy fog in the morning. Breezy. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph...decreasing to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Today E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt... diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less...increasing to 1 to 3 nm this afternoon.
Tonight NE winds 15 to 20 kt...increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft...subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm... decreasing to 1 nm or less after midnight.
Mon NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Rain. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Rain in the evening...then rain with snow likely after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds around 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow in the morning. Highs in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Tuesday Night and Wednesday
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.
Wednesday Night
Clear. Lows around 40.
Thursday through Friday Night
Mostly clear. Highs around 50. Lows in the lower 40s.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
Almanac
Key:T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
... Flood Warning remains in effect until 1230 PM EDT...
The Flood Warning includes... Windham County in northeast Connecticut... all of Rhode Island... Worcester County in central Massachusetts... Essex... Middlesex... Suffolk... Norfolk... Bristol and Plymouth counties in eastern Massachusetts.
As of 5 am... rainfall totals of 2 to nearly 4 inches have been reported. The highest totals were in southern Rhode Island. Heavy rain will lessen in intensity this morning... but runoff will continue to produce rises on small streams.
Storm total rainfall of 3 to 5 inches is expected by noon. This will produce widespread urban flooding of poor drainage areas. Small streams will likely rise out of their banks.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent. Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected. However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.
Drivers should be alert for ponding of water on streets... highways and underpasses.
... Flood Watch remains in effect through Monday morning...
The Flood Watch continues for
* northern Connecticut... Rhode Island... Massachusetts east of the Berkshires and southwest New Hampshire.
* Through Monday morning
* even though the heaviest rain fell last night... occasionally heavy rain today into Monday will continue to send runoff into rivers and streams. Rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are expected by Monday morning.
* In addition to significant urban and poor drainage flooding... small streams may rise out of their banks today. Some larger rivers... which normally take longer to respond to heavy rain... may rise out of their banks late today or tonight. Some of the more vulnerable locations include rivers in the Merrimack basin of northeast Massachusetts... as well as the Blackstone... Charles and Neponset basins.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.