Hoping to sneak in some more ocean swimming in Rhode Island before the summer is through? Late August might actually be the best time to take a dip.

The water around the Ocean State has been gradually warming over the course of the summer, and while the Atlantic might not feel as toasty as bathwater, it is certainly a step up from how it felt at the beginning of the season.

"It takes time for it to warm up," said NWS Senior Service Hydrologist Rob Megnia. "There's a bit of a lag between when the air starts to get warm and when the water starts to get warm, and then when the air starts to get cool and the water starts to get cool."

Water temperatures along the shores of Rhode Island have risen to the high 60s and low 70s, according to Surfline . Two months ago, near the end of June,

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