A day after heavy rain pummeled Massachusetts, causing floods and snarling travel on Thursday, Bay Staters can expect a return to a more normal weather pattern on Friday and through the weekend. Temperatures on Friday are expected to rebound to the mid-to-high 80s, with humidity making it feel around 90. That said, it won’t be completely dry.

Downpours in the early morning of Thursday, July 10, led to a flash flood warning by the National Weather Service.

Heavy rainfall caused areas of flooding on I-93 and other major roadways in Massachusetts on Thursday morning.

The National Weather Service released an updated flood watch at 8:53 a.m. on Thursday in effect until 4 p.m. for Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties.

A deluge dumped 6 inches of rain — maybe more — in a wet and wild commute. The flash flooding was so perilous the National Weather Service urged drivers to “turn around, don’t drown” as flash flooding fueled by overnight rains crippled the Thursday morning commuter crawl.

Unsettled weather today could product thunderstorms capable of causing flash floods in parts of Massachusetts.

According to the National Weather Service, there are areas outside of the six counties that are likely to experience flooding. These areas include Boston, Brockton, Quincy, Newton, Brookline, Weymouth, Braintree, Natick, Randolph, Franklin, Needham, North Attleborough, Norwood, Milford, Milton, Stoughton, Attleboro, Dedham, Walpole, and Mansfield.

The extreme heat is returning to Massachusetts and the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory because of how hot it will feel through Monday.

There's no sense in finger-pointing over whether or not alerts went out fast enough in Texas, said Landry. As she sees it, preparing for the weather comes down to knowing the landscape where you live and planning out what to do if disaster strikes. "You have to be aware and prepared," she said.