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RI Weather for Sun, Aug. 21, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure still in control, just repositioned slightly east. Some of the humidity will be scoured away by some turbulent mixing with dry air aloft, so we’ll have a better feel to the day. Morning lows in the upper 60’s warming to the mid 80’s with a southerly breeze continuing under…
Read MoreRhode Island wildfire risk raised to a 4 out of 5, sets new outdoor fire rules
Every day we hear of brushfires, even increasing house fires, and huge fires such as what just occurred at the Mattapoisett Boat Yard. A small mulch smolder caused from a dropped cigarette no longer puts itself out, but because of the severe drought conditions, that smolder can result into a devastating fire in residential and…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – Aug. 20/21, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 8/20/22: A warm start to the weekend, with high pressure building in keeping cloud development down to just scattered fair weather cumulus and mares-tail cirrus. More humid with southerly flow adding low level moisture to the mix. Morning lows in the upper 60’s rising to the upper 80’s. Sunday 8/21/22:…
Read MoreRI Weather for Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure builds in kicking up southwesterly breezes and stable sinking air that will heat up to the upper 80’s in the afternoon from morning lows in the upper 60’s. More dry air in place with no chance for rain, which is nice because no rain, but bad also because…no rain.…
Read MoreRI Weather for August 18, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist We’ll have to wait a few more days for anything like a decent rain. The 18 drops we had yesterday won’t cut it. Cloud cover will be diminishing as the low pressure center continues towards the gulf of Maine taking with it any chance for further rainfall. Expect an afternoon high…
Read MoreRI Weather for Aug. 17, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Some morning rain courtesy of low pressure paying a closer visit off the east coast on it’s slow tour of the western Atlantic waters. Much needed rain should be ending by early afternoon with stratus cloud cover hanging in there through the evening before thinning and breaking. Tight temperature range with…
Read MoreRI Weather for Tues, Aug. 16, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Not a lot of difference from yesterday, low pressure offshore spins about as an upper low over the northeast US keeps some cool air in place aloft, so cloud cover will be varied through the day. Morning lows in the low 60’s rise to the upper 70’s with the northeasterly breeze…
Read MoreRI Weather for August 15, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist We stay in the nice pattern for awhile longer, pleasantly warm and dry with some cloud cover thrown off by low pressure riding along a frontal boundary well out to sea. Any rain, which would be ok, I suppose, since walking on the drying grass is sounding like steps on freshly…
Read MoreRI Weather, Sun, Aug. 14, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist More of the same with dry air in place, a relief from the past heat wave. Light winds shift to southerly, but dry air remains in place for the remainder of the weekend. Morning lows around 60 rising to around 80 under partly cloudy skies. ___ * John Donnelly was born…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap for Aug. 13/14, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 8/13/22: A nice weekend starts today, low 60’s for lows rising to the upper 70’s as high pressure dominates and keeps us in the dry air. Light northerly breeze less than 10 mph. Sunday 8/14/22: More of the same with dry air in place, a relief from the past heat…
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