Posts Tagged ‘weather’
Rhode Island Weather, June 3, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Our sluggish frontal system finally makes some headway to more welcome confines, over the ocean that is, and eventually out of our hair, but not before finally dropping some light rain over the area until midday. We may even see the sun again during the afternoon with a high in the…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, June 2, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Frontal system remains to our west with some morning showers ending around sunrise. Clouds stick around through most of the day, and then another batch of showers strikes during the evening and carries through the night as the system makes some eastward progress. Morning lows in the upper 50’s rising to…
Read MoreBack on TV – Kelly Bates
by Nancy Thomas Less than a year after a sudden departure from NBC10, Kelly Bates returns to television weather in days. To her Twitter and Instagram friends, she never really left, but the sadness around Kelly Bates, an iconic figure in weather reporting was palpable. Kelly herself seemed to be shocked at the transition she…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, June 1, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Cloudy and cool through the day with light rain from mid afternoon onward into the night as moisture overruns the frontal system twisting through the northeast US. Light winds start out from the northeast and then swing to southeasterly to feed the front with Atlantic moisture and cool air. Morning and…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, May 31, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A nice start to the day could get a little dicey later as a back door cold front drops in from the northeast and sets off some scattered light showers mainly to our northeast, but they could creep in by late afternoon or early evening. Late morning high in the low…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, May 30, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Memorial Day 5/30/22: An excellent finish for Memorial Day weekend! Warm and dry with a southwesterly breeze to blow around lots of flags. Brisk morning low in the upper 50’s followed by warm afternoon highs in the mid 80’s with lots of sun and some afternoon fair weather cloud cover.…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, May 29, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Once the front clears away, drying will occur through the day with only a few clouds here and there. Plenty of sun, and a warmer afternoon, highs in the mid 80’s from a crisp low in the upper 50’s. Winds light and variable in the morning, then turning southerly in the…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – May 28/29, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 5/28/22: Memorial Day weekend could start with some excitement, with the chance for some afternoon thunderstorms as a cold front passes through. We’ll see some pre-frontal rain showers ending early in the morning with some breakup in the cloud cover, adding some energy that the front will then use to…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, May 27, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A decent start to the day with partly cloudy skies and a morning low in the mid 60’s. Warming up to the mid 70’s with a southerly breeze gusting into the mid 20’s during the afternoon as cloud cover increases ahead of an approaching cold front. We’ll probably see some showers…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, May 26, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Not a lot of change from yesterday, typical late May afternoon with highs in the upper 60’s from morning lows around 50 with a southerly wind gusting to 25 mph. Another low pressure system will approach from the west, but get shredded by our solid high pressure situation here. Enjoy another…
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