Weather Now: Cold Dry Tuesday; Rain/Wind Tuesday Night Into Wednesday

Good Tuesday Morning

A very cold start early Tuesday morning. Sun to increasing clouds, staying dry now through the early evening commute. Meanwhile tracking a storm across the Mississippi Valley. That storm will slow travel down across the central and eastern United States now through Wednesday. Local impacts from that storm will arrive late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning with rain and wind. Drier weather returns Wednesday evening with sunshine by Thanksgiving Thursday

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Hour by Hour // A close look at the upcoming conditions »

MUCH COLDER TONIGHT

It’ll get much colder tonight with lows in the Providence area in the low to mid 20s…and teens in the usual cold spots just before dawn Tuesday

TUESDAY FORECAST

It’ll be a frigid start early Tuesday morning with temperatures in the 20s, and we’ll see sunshine giving way to afternoon clouds through the day, but staying dry.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON 3:00 PM Increasing clouds but remaining dry during the afternoon and into the Tuesday evening commute

Highs Tuesday afternoon will only be around 43 with the winds becoming more southeasterly.

The clouds continue to thicken up Tuesday evening with some chilly rain (and maybe some wet snow flakes well inland) by midnight.

WEDNESDAY FORECAST: Stormy During The Morning

Strong wind gusts Wednesday, especially along the south shore and islands. Winds Wednesday southeast 15-25 mph with gusts 35-50 mph. Potential for 1-2″ of rain from late Tuesday night through Noon Wednesday.

**NOTE: There “could” be disruptions with Block Island Ferry service Wednesday**

GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY MORNING

LOOKING AHEAD

Rain will become widespread Wednesday morning, heavy at times.

Winds could gust between 35 and 45mph Wednesday as an area of low pressure moves across the region. We should start to dry out Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Thanksgiving Thursday still looks sunny dry and seasonably cool

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