After record highs, temperatures are dropping Thursday with the potential of heavy rain for the afternoon and evening.

Boston’s sweltering high temperature broke a longstanding record for July 29 of 97 degrees that was set in 1933. Providence hit 96 degrees, eclipsing its 2002 record of 95. With the humidity, though, ...

According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in the Hartford/Springfield area are expected to lower dramatically.