Clouds that blanketed the region Tuesday morning, exit by lunchtime giving way to a beautiful afternoon. Skies over Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts will be sunfilled as temperatures warm into the low 70s.

The breeze does pick up in the afternoon, but it'll be more refreshing than anything.

Conditions remain quiet tonight with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures drop back into the upper 40s and low 50s. Patchy fog is possible predawn in the northwest corner of Rhode Island.

Wednesday starts off bright, but clouds increase in the afternoon thanks to a weak cold front approaching from the northwest. Any precipitation associated with this front is expected to evaporate prior to reaching the Ocean State.

Once the cold front clears the region Wednesday night, high pressure builds into the northeast leading to a pleasant stretch of fall weather with a fair amount of sunshine heading into the weekend.

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Clouds return to the region on the first day of October. Most of the cloud cover will be produced by the remnant moisture from Ian which is forecast to remain in the mid-Atlantic region through Saturday.