Heavy Rain Ahead For Swampscott

Get those umbrellas ready! After three days of record-breaking heat, showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Thursday and Friday.

Heavy rain will the main threat of these storms, according to the National Weather Service. Both showers and storms are expected to be slow moving.

Rain is expected to move into Swampscott Thursday afternoon and continue throughout most of the day on Friday before clearing out Friday night.

Here’s a look at the hourly forecast for Thursday:

2 p.m. - 79 degrees, mostly cloudy

3 p.m. - 75, showers (chance of rain 40%)

4 p.m. - 75, showers (chance of rain 25%)

5 p.m. - 74, showers (chance of rain 25%)

6 p.m. - 73, rain (chance of rain 40%)

7 p.m. - 72, rain (chance of rain 40%)

8 p.m. - 70, rain (chance of rain 45%)

9 p.m. - 70, rain (chance of rain 65%)

10 p.m. - 67, rain (chance of rain 65%)

11 p.m. - 68, rain (chance of rain 65%)

And Friday:

Midnight - 64, rain (chance of rain 75%)

1 a.m. - 68, rain (chance of rain 75%)

2 a.m. - 67, rain (chance of rain 75%)

3 a.m. - 67, rain (chance of rain 90%)

4 a.m. - 66, rain (chance of rain 90%)

5 a.m. - 65, rain (chance of rain 90%)

6 a.m. - 63, rain (chance of rain 95%)

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