Posts Tagged ‘weather’

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…

by John Donnelly, meteorologist The Low pressure system and associated frontal boundary remains close to the New England coastline, with an impulse of low pressure driving an intensification of rainfall potential with some offshore thunderstorms that may be heard in the far distance. Additionally, winds will be stronger in response to the stronger pressure gradient,…

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 1/14/23: Colder air rushes in behind the vigorous cold front that is reluctant to make much progress out to sea. We’ll have some morning breezy drizzle followed by increasing winds with gusts to 25 mph under a fairly persistent overcast sky. Temperature range will be tight, daytime highs in the…

by John Donnelly, meteorologist The cold front squeezes out what seems like all of the rain in the sky through the latest Friday the 13th morning, blown around by occasionally high wind gusts approaching 40 mph out of the southwest. Rain should come to an end around noon, but not before a possible thunderstorm adds…

by John Donnelly, meteorologist A warm front extending out from a mid-western low pressure system will push in light rain beginning around 11am and gradually become a little steadier by evening with some heavier pockets thrown in. Morning lows in the misty low 30’s will rise to a midnight high in the upper 40’s and…

by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure moves southward into New England from Quebec, bringing slightly cooler air into the region for the day. A low in the mid 20’s rises to the mid 30’s with a nearly calm northerly breeze, more like a zephyr. Cloud cover rolls in later i the day ahead of the…

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Weak front to our south keeps any rain away from us. We’ll have a partly cloudy day with Low’s in the upper 20’s rising to around 40 with a light northwesterly breeze. ___ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to Rhode Island and settled in Johnston, where…

by John Donnelly, meteorologist An early bout of mixed light rain and snow heads through the area in the morning, ending by 9 am or so as low pressure continues moving out to sea. High pressure will build in behind and quickly clear things away by early to mid afternoon. Morning lows in the low…

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Cool high pressure settles in over the area keeping things calm and clear through the day, lot’s of low-angle early Winter sun and slightly cooler temps, low in the mid and upper 20’s warming to an afternoon high in the upper 30’s with nearly calm winds. ___ John Donnelly was born…

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 1/7/23: The threat of rain having ended, we’ll still have some mid-level cloud cover due to an upper low swinging through, but this one is moisture-starved, so we’re not expecting any rain or snow out of the deal. Should be a decent day, with afternoon highs in the low 40’s…