Posts Tagged ‘weather’
Your RI Weather Today – July 11, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Some afternoon cloud cover with stronger jet stream winds aloft should not cause a fuss. High pressure dominates today’s weather with more slightly cooler than normal afternoon highs in the upper 70’s and morning lows in the low 60’s with a light southerly breeze.
Read MoreYour RI Weekend Weather Wrap – July 10/11, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 7/10/21: Morning showers along a weak area of low pressure move out to sea leaving behind a partly cloudy afternoon with average to below average highs in the upper 70’s from morning lows in the mid 60’s with a light northerly breeze. Chances of rain drop quickly after 10am. Sunday…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – July 9, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Moisture-laden Tropical Storm Elsa will roll through and dump copious amounts of rain during the morning hours to the tune of 2 inches plus! Most of it falling between the hours of 7am to 12 pm, so local flooding is almost a guarantee. Elsa is approaching from an inland trajectory, so…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – July 8, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A warm frontal boundary strengthens early with the midday showers getting stirred up over the area. Cloud cover may break up once the showers have passed, but moisture being drawn in from Tropical Storm Elsa (Let It Go?) will cloud things over again by evening with rain likely for Friday, but…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – July 7, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A weak trough of low pressure moves into the area in the afternoon triggering late day showers and thunderstorms inland, some residual activity making an attempt towards the coastal areas. Continued southerly flow with high humidity raises heat indices, so afternoon highs in the upper 80’s will feel more like the…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – July 6, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist One dying front heads out to sea and another will follow the path later in the day with some showers and embedded thunderstorms inland, likely dying out somewhat before they reach the bay and surrounding areas. We could still get some drops out of it in the 6-8 pm time frame.…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – July 5, 2021
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure builds in and helps to bring some warmer air into the area under lingering scattered cloud cover. A quick system drops in from the Great Lakes and provides the chance for some showers late in the night and early Tuesday morning. Temps a bit warmer in the filtered sun,…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – July 4, 2021
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Unfortunately another soggy one for our Independence Day. A secondary trough of low pressure trails behind the exiting system and will generate more light rain mainly in the afternoon and evening. A southwesterly turn in the wind will allow for slightly warmer air over the area, afternoon highs in the upper…
Read MoreYour RI Weather, Today – July 2, 2021
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Light rain will continue into the early morning hours and move southeast with the cold front, as more showers move in north of the warm frontal section of the system over the northeastern US during the afternoon. Being in the cool sector north of the fronts finally will be relief from…
Read MoreYour RI Weather, Today – July 1, 2021
by John Donnelly, meteorologist With the heat wave technically over, we’ll open July with relief in the form of cloud cover and showers with an approaching frontal system beginning in the late morning and carrying through the late afternoon. As low pressure along the frontal boundary draws near, showers should become more numerous and become…
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