RI Weather Today, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019

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by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Sunday 11/24/19: A vigorous coastal low pressure system, a late fall Nor’Easter in fact, takes over Sunday with rain and lots of it particularly along the south shore and beaches, so some erosion can be expected. A cold rain will begin in the wee hours of the morning, and grow heavy…

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RI Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun, Nov. 23 & 24, 2019

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By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A Jekyll and Hyde Weekend! Saturday 11/23/19: A tweener high pressure area sandwiched in between lows controls Saturday’s weather to our enjoyment, although it’ll be a bit cool. Lots of sun, some high cloud cover thickening late in advance of the second low pressure area, a coastal low rolling up along…

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RI Weather Today, Tuesday 11/19/19

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By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist The slow-moving low will have finally moved northeast of the area with an upper low hanging behind and kicking up some more rain and snow showers mainly over central New England. We’ll have to deal with some more cool morning mist and drizzle until about noon, when cloud cover may try…

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RI Weather Today, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019

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By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Light rain developing early with a cool airmass to the northwest of an occluded frontal system rolling out to sea. There will be some mixing with snow and frozen precipitation, particularly in the northwestern Rhode Island hills. Temperatures will have a tight range from the upper 30’s to around 40 through…

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RI Weather Today, Sun, Nov. 17, 2019

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By Jack Donnelly The interaction of high pressure anchored over central New England with a tightly wound coastal low pressure system rolling this way off the Hatteras shore will generate substantial northeasterly winds upwards of 30 mph through the day and rain beginning after 7pm. There will be pockets of moderate rain embedded in the…

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Weekend Weather Wrap: Sat/Sun, Nov. 16/17, 2019

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By Jack Donnelly A decent start to the weekend with a stormy finish… Saturday 11/16/19: Lots of Sun for the day, maybe a few high thin cirrus, but no threat for precip. High pressure building in strong, so cool northerly winds will be the main story today, gusting towards 30 mph at times through the…

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RI Weather Today, Friday 11/15/19

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by Jack Donnelly Our rude awakening over, we can get back to some normal temperatures for a day, before another weak cold front sweeps through Saturday… We’ll have a near freezing low temperature in the sunrise hour, and abundant sunshine combined with a southwest breeze will allow for an afternoon high in the low 50’s,…

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RI Weather Today, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019

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By Jack Donnelly Still cold for another day, near record low temps expected for early morning under clear skies and light winds, perfect recipe for radiational cooling. Lows bottom out in the upper teens and only warm to the upper 30’s to near 40 under partly cloudy skies, some alto stratus working into the area…

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RI Weather Today, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019

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By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Strong high pressure shouldering the potent cold front well out to sea will be responsible for the coming days misery. Dewpoints will continue an historic plunge this evening falling to the negative single digits, dragging with them kicking and screaming temperatures that will dip to the mid-teens by sunrise! Winds will…

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RI Weather Today, Nov. 12, 2019

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by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Tuesday will start innocently enough, warm morning temperatures in the lower 50’s with light southwesterly breezes under a high overcast. The weather will turn south and grow ugly by late morning, light rain beginning just before noon and brisk gusty winds shifting from southwesterly to northwesterly along a potent cold front…

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