Rhode Island Weekend Weather for Sept. 16/17, 2023 – John Donnelly

Saturday weather map for Lee, New Hampshire with a focus on Rhode Island weather.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 9/16/23: Hurricane Lee strikes a glancing blow over the course of the day today, mainly a wind event for us, and being on the west side of the storm, the storms’ movement is subtracted from the storms reported wind speed, so if max winds are 65 mph and the storm…

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Rhode Island Weather for September 15, 2023 – John Donnelly

A map displaying the weather conditions in New Hampshire.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure remains in control of the surface weather, but high cloud cover spills over from Hurricane Lee, who will approach from the south and track to our east, settling in the Gulf of Maine by Saturday. Main impact here will be some northeasterly winds gusting to 30 mph. Highs will…

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Rhode Island Weather for September 14, 2023 – John Donnelly

Tuesday's weather map for Rhode Island.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist “Because for the first time in forever, it won’t be raining, there’ll be light!” Finally, a dry day with no flooding downpours to speak of. Low dew points, so every surface won’t be a mold incubator, either. Cool morning lows in the low 60’s rising a crisp high in the mid…

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Hurricane Lee preparedness time is NOW for Rhode Island

A wet road with trees in the background.

Right on the heels of some unusual rain and even tornado pattern here in Rhode Island, Hurricane Lee is skirting the coast, with great concern for most of New England. With a clear window today, now is the time to prepare. The leadership of all state agencies gathered with the Governor to review preparedness and…

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Rhode Island Weather for Sept. 13, 2023 – John Donnelly

Rhode Island weather on the Wednesday weather map.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Hey guess what? Shockingly, we’re in for some more rain in the form of showers and thunderstorms from mid to late morning on through the afternoon and beyond. Same temperature regime, mid upper 60’s for lows bookended around highs in the mid 70’s with a southerly breeze. It’s a “C” day!…

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Rhode Island Weather for September 12, 2023 – John Donnelly

Tuesday's Rhode Island weather map shows the direction of the storm.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist It only rains on days that end in “Y”. Probably some scattered showers here and there through the day as the low pressure system tries to escape to our east, dragging a residual trough through the area that will ‘encourage’ some nimbus development. Less chance of lightning and downpours, so there’s…

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Rhode Island Weather for September 11, 2023 – John Donnelly

A Rhode Island weather map for Monday.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Another day of muggy conditions with morning mist/fog and the chance for showers and thunderstorms scattered through the afternoon. The low pressure rolling along the frontal boundary moves east, and may drag some drier air into the area later in the evening, but it’s a long shot. Los in the upper…

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