Posts Tagged ‘Rhode Island weather’

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure over the mid-west presses in and clears away any remaining cloud cover over the NEUS during the morning, and abundant yet ineffective sunlight graces us for the remainder of the day and evening. Morning lows in the upper teens give way to an afternoon high… if you can call…

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist ​A well-formed Hatteras Low pressure system sweeps towards the NEUS but passes without significant incident to our south, basically a swing and an unfortunate miss for Jack Frost. Another kink in the upper level flow to our west triggers some evening snow shower development and delivers a whopping dusting of white…

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist The pressure gradient loosens up slightly as the polar vortex drops a bit further south and east, but west-northwesterly winds will still be gusty, but not fierce enough to remove arm-thick tree limbs or move 70’s-style metal chaise lounges left out mistakenly in the cold. Morning lows in the mid teens…

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist ​We will still be under the influence of the “Polar Vortex”, just deep and dense cold air descending into the lower 48 states. Being on the eastern edge of this entity means the chill of the howling west-northwesterly winds will dig down into the single digits, and our roadways will continue…

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Frontal system exits stage right, but cool air will be in a big hurry to fill the void, westerly winds gusting towards 50 mph! Tie it down or lose it! Overnight highs in the mid 30’s and evening lows in the low 20’s, wind chill temps down in the single digits…

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Snow ahead of a low pressure system over the Great Lakes and eastern US will begin around 5 pm with 1 to 3 inches by midnight. Chilly, with a low around 20 and highs only in the low 30’s with a light southerly breeze. It’s a “C” day! ___ Follow John’s…