Hot with a good chance of a thunderstorm. That's the forecast for the long weekend.
Friday's weather in the Providence area will be partly sunny with a high temperature near 80 degrees, according to the National Weather Service forecast. There's a 20 percent change of isolated showers.
Overnight, it will drop to 67 degrees with a "slight chance" of thunderstorms, according to the weather service.
On Saturday, the forecast calls for scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
Sunday, there's a chance of 50 percent chance of rain and possibly thunderstorms. It will be mostly cloudy with a high near 81.
Monday, Labor Day, there is again good chance of thunderstorms. It will be cloudy, with a high near 80. The chance of precipitation is 50 percent.