Weather updates, focusing on warnings, watches, and unusual conditions.
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from January 18, 07:00 AM EST until January 19, 07:00 AM EST At Providence, a developing offshore coastal storm is expected to bring 2 – 4 inches of snow Sun 7am – Mon 3am, peaking Sun 5pm – Mon 1am with possible snowfall rates of 0.5 inch per hour. A […]
At Providence, a clipper low Mon night followed by a shortwave Tue night into Wed morning will bring two separate episodes of precipitation, the first beginning as minimal snow possibly changing to freezing rain and the second almost all rain. Snow is likely to begin Mon 7pm and possibly change to freezing rain 9pm before […]
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from December 31, 07:00 PM EST until January 1, 01:00 PM EST At Providence, a shortwave interacting with an arctic cold front is expected to bring 1 – 3 inches of snow Thu 12am – 7am. A Winter Weather Advisory is posted for Wed 7pm – Thu 1am. Current probability […]
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from December 26, 07:00 PM EST until December 27, 10:00 AM EST At Providence, a clipper system is expected to bring 2 – 4 inches of snow Fri 9pm – Sat 8am. A Winter Weather Advisory Fri 7pm – Sat 10am covers RI south of Providence, including Bristol, Kent, and […]
At Providence, a shortwave trough interacting with a warm front from the southwest is expected to bring up to 1 inch of snow beginning Tue 9am, mixing with rain 11am, changing to all rain by 5pm, then possibly changing back to snow briefly before ending 10pm. Temperatures well above freezing, reaching 36°F in the afternoon, […]
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from December 13, 10:00 PM EST until December 14, 07:00 PM EST At Providence, a weak storm system is expected to bring 3 – 5 inches of snow Sun 1am – 9am. A Winter Weather Advisory Sat 10pm – Sun 7pm covers RI south of Providence, including Bristol, Kent, and […]
At Providence, solar aurora may be visible overnight Mon into Tue and, to a lesser extent, Tue into Wed. Aurora is unusual at latitudes this far south, but it typically happens a few times every year. Weather at Providence during the potential aurora will be partly cloudy increasing from 25% cloud cover Mon sunset to […]
At Providence, a significant nor’easter Tue is expected to bring almost entirely rain, heavy at times, with perhaps a sighting of the first snowflakes of this winter season but negligible accumulation. Early uncertainty in the forecast has resolved strongly toward an all-rain event, but minor changes to the predicted storm track, slightly northward or southward, […]
Scientific models forecasting the upcoming winter season are driven mostly by observations of such factors as Pacific Ocean temperature, since weather moves from west to east across the continental United States. It has been known for more than a century that worldwide seasonal phenomena were correlated with trade winds and ocean water temperature, controlling the […]
At Providence, solar aurora may be visible overnight Tue into Wed and, to a lesser extent, Wed into Thu. Aurora is unusual at latitudes this far south, but it typically happens a few times every year. Weather at Providence during the potential aurora will be partly cloudy increasing from 40% cloud cover Tue sunset to […]