Heat Advisory For Providence & Kent Counties Until 8 PM: NWS

NEWPORT, RI — Much of Rhode Island will remain under a heat advisory until 8 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service says. The advisory is in effect in Providence and in Kent counties, meaning East Greenwich and Coventry are included, as well as Woonsocket, Cranston and Providence.

But the coast is going to escape, although the temperatures will be in the low 80's. The rain is expected to arrive on Friday.

Here is the forecast for the coast from the National Weather Service.

Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Thursday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 14 mph.

Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Friday
Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog before noon. High near 76. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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