RI Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun, April 18/19, 2020

By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist

Low pressure with a substantial influx of cool air aloft will provide some throwback winter weather for portions of the area overnight into Saturday morning with some wet snow accumulating up to an inch or so in the higher elevations to the north and west of Providence, rain to the south. Clouds will stick around through most of the day holding in the cool air, afternoon highs only in the low 40’s up from morning lows in the mid 30’s. A gusty and raw northeast wind will not help matters, dragging wind chills down into the 20’s.

Sunday 4/19/20:

The winter reminder will have been chased out to sea by daybreak so we can get back to something like normal mid-April weather, high pressure from the south driving warmer southwesterly breezes on the way to a bright and sunny afternoon with highs in the upper 50’s from a clear morning low in the mid 30’s. Some of the gusts may pop into the 30’s towards 40 mph at times along coastal areas, so plan accordingly.

No loose-fitting facemasks!