RI Labor Day Weekend Weather: Harvey Breaks Up Nice Days

Labor Day Weekend is upon us. For those of you hoping to squeeze out one more grill session or maybe even one more beach day, you're in luck - as long as you time it right. A cool holiday weekend is expected to be broken up by thunderstorms before a calm, warm Labor Day. Then it gets even better for one more day.

Late Saturday night through Sunday night is when poor weather is expected. Remnants of the deadly storm Harvey will bring thunderstorms and dump some rain on New England before it dries and heats up Monday across the region.

The Tuesday back from holiday is often seen by many as the "first day of fall," but we're seeing it as the "last day of summer" — Sept. 2 will be 80 degrees and sunny. It is the last day above 75 degrees in Weather.com's forecast, which currently stretches to Sept. 15. Which means Tuesday could be the last 80-degree day for seven or eight months. You may want to stretch the vacation one more day if possible.

Note: Today's cool, dry weather and potential for wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour has prompted a special weather statement for Massachusetts by the National Weather Service. The NWS is warning today's weather increases the possibility for fires.

Day-by-day forecast (NWS):

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday night: Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 55. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain, mainly before 3pm. High near 70. South wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday night: A chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog between 11pm and 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Monday night: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 62.