RI Weather: Snow Forecast For Monday: NWS

Shades of the April Fool's Day blizzard of 1997? Hopefully, no. But Old man winter is not done with Rhode Island, according to the National Weather Service. A little snow is in the forecast for Sunday night along the coast in Narragansett. The rest of the state will see some snow Monday morning, but it will shut off around noon. The snow continues all day Monday along the coast and in Newport. Accumulations between 1 inch (Newport) and 2 inches (Charlestown) are expected.

With rain in Tuesday's forecast, any snow that sticks will likely wash away.

Here is the forecast for Newport, according to the National Weather Service.

Tonight
A chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday
Snow likely before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday
Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Information and Photo: Courtesy National Weather Service