Posts Tagged ‘weather’
RI Weather for Wed, August 31, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Showers should be ending by midday as a cold front continues passing through. We should get some drier air beginning in the evening hours behind the front and cloud cover thinning out and breaking up. Afternoon highs in the mid 80’s followed by evening lows in the low 70’s with a…
Read MoreRI Weather for August 30, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure begins to back off, allowing low pressure well to our southwest to approach with light showers possible late in the evening and through the overnight. Morning lows in the muggy low 70’s with mist and light fog in low lying areas, afternoon highs in the mid 80’s with a…
Read MoreRI Weather for August 29, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure remains in control, still a touch muggy, but more sun than clouds with near zero chance of rain. Morning lows in the mid 60’s rise to the low 80’s with a southerly breeze. ___ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to Rhode Island and settled…
Read MoreRI Weather for Sunday, August 28, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure takes a more dominant position, drying the air out further, so a very nice real-feel. Mostly clear with some decorative fair weather cumulus clouds in the afternoon and a southeasterly breeze gusting to 25 mph.Morning lows in the low to mid 60’s rise to around 80 in the afternoon.…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather for August 27/28, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 8/27/22: High pressure builds in to our northwest and helps push out some of the humid and volatile air and energy from yesterday. We’ll see some cloud cover, but no serious threat for rain, maybe an isolated light shower somewhere inland from the greater Providence area. Morning lows in the…
Read MoreRI Weather for Fri, August 26, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A mid level disturbance will threaten the area during the afternoon with some showers and thunderstorms developing. As with any thunderstorms, the heavy rains can be tough to pinpoint, but someone will get it pretty good. All models indicating the best time for rain will be between 4pm and 7pm. Morning…
Read MoreRI Weather for August 25, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist An influx of dry air at least during the afternoon will drag the relative humidity down and help things feel a little better. Some late afternoon cloud cover moves in ahead of low pressure advancing through the mid Atlantic states, but we’ll be spared any rain for now. Morning lows in…
Read MoreRI Weather for August 24, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist The upper level energy that triggered yesterday’s deluge has smoothed out, and we should have a decent day today. Morning lows in the upper 60’s rise to the upper 80’s under a sky with just some fair weather cumulus interrupting the ample sunshine with a light westerly breeze. _____ John Donnelly…
Read MoreRI Weather for August 23, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly A weak-ish cold front tries to move through the area, along which we should see some showers and perhaps some embedded thunderstorms helped along by some upper level energy that will add some lift to the environment necessary for tstms. We’ll start out similarly to yesterday, with morning mist and light coastal…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, August 22, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure breaks down, finally, and allows for the advance of a low pressure system towards the area with the chance for some morning to mid afternoon rain showers. Yes, I’m saying there’s a chance. Low level moisture will be moving in ahead of the showers, so saturated air will lead…
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