Rhode Island Weather Forecast: 48 Hours of Wild Elements

One way or another, we'll get some wild weather over the next 48 hours. Forecasters say there is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms Wednesday, while Washington, Kent, Bristol and Newport counties are already under a Wind Advisory for Thursday.

Meanwhile we could see record-high temperatures, some hail, an isolated (but unlikely) tornado. Here's a breakdown of the next two days to open up March.

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Let's start with Wednesday. Southern New England is expected to stay right on the outskirts of a major storm system. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said much of the state is at a "marginal" risk for isolated severe thunderstorms and intense wind gusts. The NWS said the likelihood of severe thunderstorms is low today, but to expect whatever may come in the early afternoon.

Coventry police around noon re-tweeted a warning about fast moving storms headed for them.

At 12:12 p.m., the National Weather Service reported Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Cranston to Jamestown. Movement was east at 50 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany these storms.

Locations impacted include Providence, New Bedford, Fall River, Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket,
Plymouth, Taunton, East Providence, Dartmouth, Johnston, Bridgewater, North Kingstown, Marshfield, Newport, Bristol, Marion, Attleboro, Middleborough and Wareham.

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Looking ahead to Thursday, temperatures are expected to drop and the state is under a wind advisory until 7 p.m. March 2.

Once we make it through Thursday, the weekend looks to stay cold and windy, with temperatures dropping all the way back into the teens on Friday and Saturday.