Posts Tagged ‘weather’
Your RI Weather Today, April 8, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Southwesterly flow with more sunshine allows for warmer weather to end the week. Rain with an exiting frontal system ends within a couple of hours of sunrise. Morning lows in the upper 40’s warms to afternoon highs in the low 60’s with a still brisk breeze gusting towards 30 mph. ____…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, April 7, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist In between frontal systems we’ll be for the first part of the day, and then the rain begins, from about 4pm. A bit warmer, with afternoon highs in the mid 50’s from morning lows in the low 40’s. Southeasterly winds spoil the party, gusting towards 35 mph. ____ John Donnelly was…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, April 6, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Our low pressure system passes to our south, with light rain affecting the area through mid afternoon. Cloud shield extends well past the center of low pressure, so odds of seeing the sun are quite low. Northeasterly breezes gusting towards 30 mph keep the low level moisture elevated enough to allow…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, April 5, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A nearly cloud-free start to the day, with gradually increasing high cloud cover during the afternoon and evening leading eventually to some light to moderate rain after midnight Wednesday as low pressure develops and advances through the eastern US. Morning lows start out in the upper 30’s, warming to the upper…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, April 4, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Cloud cover gradually diminishes, but doesn’t disappear. We’ll see an improvement from yesterday’s fairly chilly weather as afternoon temps climb to the mid 50’s from morning lows in the upper 30’s. A northwesterly breeze will persist, but not a gale, some gusts creep into the 20-25 mph range. ____ John Donnelly…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, April 3, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A cold front with low pressure moves in and triggers some showers through the afternoon, starting around noon and finally ending by late afternoon. Morning lows in the mid and upper 30’s rise to the low 50’s with a light southeasterly breeze. ____ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and…
Read MoreYour RI Weekend Weather Wrap – April 2/3, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 4/2/22: High pressure builds in and interacts with the exiting trough, leading to still gusty northwesterly breezes blowing towards 30 mph. Plenty of sunshine taking the edge off of the chill. Afternoon highs reach the low 50’s from morning lows in the upper 30’s. Sunday 4/3/22: A cold front with…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, April 1, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Overnight rain ends as the cold front moves to our east, but a secondary trough of low pressure chases in behind, kicking up some midday showers. Westerly breezes will remain up, but gusts should not be quite as impressive, topping out around 30 mph. Afternoon temperatures will reach the upper 50’s…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, March 31, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist March will exit like a lion this year, as a fairly strong cold front will approach the area from the west and provide us with some powerfully gusty southwesterly winds ahead of the front with rain beginning in the evening hours, some embedded thunderstorms pounding through later in the overnight. Warmer…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, March 30, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A bit warmer, afternoon highs in the upper 40’s with less wind, so a much better feel to the day. Morning lows below freezing, but up from yesterday’s bitter chill. Cloud cover will thicken up later in the day, but any rain will hold off until Thursday morning at the earliest.…
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