Posts Tagged ‘weather’
RI Weather for January 25, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A low pressure system currently tearing apart the southeastern US looms on the horizon, first cloud cover associated with it shrouds the region in the predawn hours. We can expect first flakes by 1 pm or so, then a steady light snow with only minimal accumulations before changing over to a…
Read MoreRI Weather for January 24, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Cleanup time for the first Nor’Easter of Winter. Should be easy, as we had all of an inch to deal with, a touch more in isolated locations. High pressure will fill in over the area with breezy westerly winds gusting to 30 mph under partly cloudy skies and a temperate feel…
Read MoreRI Weather for January 23, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist We’ll finally get some snow out of this deal once the rain ends later in the morning to around noon. Low pressure moves offshore with a trailing trough around which cooler air filters in and allow for a changeover from rain to snow, albeit a heavy wet snow that will amount…
Read MoreRI Weather for January 22, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Low pressure developing over the southeastern US gradually makes progress with some overrunning rain ahead of the storm’s warm front on our doorstep by late afternoon/early evening. Before then cloud cover will thicken during the day as temps rise to the low 40’s from morning lows in the mid and upper…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather for Jan. 21/22, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 1/21/23: A day in between weather systems, the worst part of the day will be some cloud cover early before partially clearing under the influence of fleeting high pressure to our north. Morning lows in the mid 20’s rise to the upper 30’s with a light northerly breeze. Sunday 1/22/23: …
Read MoreRI Weather for January 20, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A trough of low pressure behind the main front will sweep in from the north late triggering some snow showers in the evening with up to an inch on the ground by midnight. Morning lows in the lower 30’s rise to the mid and upper 30’s by the evening. Light winds…
Read MoreRI Weather for January 19, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly meteorologist A low pressure system will pass just to our south with overrunning cloud cover and rain beginning around midday and continuing through the night. Light southerly breezes allow the rain to be the straight-down version this time. Temps will remain above freezing from morning lows in the mid 30’s to high…
Read MoreRI Weather for January 18, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A surface trough left over from the occluded front that passed remains to the north and helps funnel winds out of the west-northwest gusting to 25 mph. Cloud cover will trend towards decreasing, and afternoon temps once again above normal, highs in the mid and upper 40’s from morning lows in…
Read MoreRI Weather for January 17, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A weak area of low pressure runs out ahead of the larger system over the great Lakes and provides at least the chance for some light showers in the evening hours. Before that, however, we’ll return to the above normal temperatures (no complaints here…), highs expected to reach the mid 40’s…
Read MoreRI Weather for January 16, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist An occluded frontal system remains offshore around which mixed rain and snow and some sleet as well will swing through in the early hours on brisk north-northwesterly winds. Eventually things calm down and cloud cover starts to break and winds die down in the evening hours. Morning lows in the low…
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