Snow Threat Strong In Northern RI To End Weekend: Latest Forecast

CRANSTON, RI — Rhode Islanders hoping that this week's rain and temperatures approaching 50 degrees were a sign that the snow shovels could be put away for the time being probably want to bring them back out.

In northern Rhode Island, there is an increasing probability of plowable snow in the forecast for late Sunday night into Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

The NWS said on Thursday that much of northern Rhode Island, particularly the Providence area, has at least a 52 percent chance of 3 or more inches of snow with the weekend storm that is likely to start as rain Sunday afternoon and turn to frozen precipitation from north to south overnight.

Though higher snow totals are less likely further south, the rest of the Ocean State is not completely out of the woods. While the greatest chances of plowable snow are in Providence County, the NWS gives a 29 percent chance of a decent snowfall from Warwick to as far south as South Kingstown.

It will be wet instead of white ahead of the storm with a relatively spring-like Thursday with temperatures in the low 50s across much of the state, ending with more rain that could be heavy at times overnight.

Hopes for sun on Friday have dimmed with colder air holding strong and cloudy conditions persisting with highs in the lower 40s.

Another bout of rain may move across the region Friday night into early Saturday before a gray and brisk day with highs near 42.

Sunday will start with more rain in the afternoon and temperatures in the 40s before they fall back into the 30s and 20s with the arrival of heavier precipitation Sunday night.

The storm will end with snow for most of the region Monday morning as the wind shifts around from the northwest up to 33 miles per hour and temperatures to start the work week struggling to get out of the 20s.

That appears to set the stage for a colder and quieter week ahead, with plenty of sunshine and high temperatures in the 30s each day.

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