[7 Day Forecast] A period of rain overnight into Thu am with a drying trend in the afternoon with highs in the 60s/near 70. Mainly dry weather Fri into the weekend with highs well into the the 70s to lower 80s & comfortable humidity. Warmer & more humid weather arrives next week.

Isolated to scattered showers today will be followed by rain and possible storms with heavy rain overnight and tomorrow. Where heavy rain occurs, small stream flooding may occur where rainfall is greater than 2 inches in less than 3 hours.

On This Day in Weather History: May 29, 1995. Two tornadoes struck southern New England, including a tornado rated F-4 in Great Barrington.

Rainfall from thunderstorms caused river rises across the area.

After a warmer day today in the mid to upper 70s temperatures will briefly cool down on Thursday. After that, we'll steadily warm up each day until we have widespread 80s by Monday and Tuesday! Get your local forecast at weather.gov/boston

[Tonight & Thu] A few spot showers possible this evening, but a widespread shield of rain will impact much of #SNE after midnight into Thu am. A band of heavy rain & perhaps embedded thunder may impact part of the Thu am commute. Drying tend Thu afternoon.

[Wed Forecast] Here is one model simulation (not to be exact) for the probability of #thunder through 8 pm Wed. For MA, RI & CT, a few storms may contain small hail & brief heavy downpours between noon & 8 pm. Highest probability in northern CT/RI & along/south of the Mass Pike.

[High Temperatures Recorded Today] What a beautiful day it has been across #SNE! Afternoon highs reached 84 at both Boston & Hartford, 81 in Providence, and 78 in Worcester.