Weather Now: Light Snow Showers 3AM To 7AM; Mainly South, And Near Coast

Good Wednesday Morning

Mostly cloudy during the pre-dawn hours as an offshore system grazes our area with very light snow showers and flurries from 3am to 7am, mainly in southern areas and along the shore. With much colder temperatures (19-22 degrees), any light snow may stick to the pavement, but expecting only a dusting. Any untreated surfaces in southern RI and coastal southeast Massachusetts could be a bit slick for the AM commute.

Quiet, cool weather continues for Wednesday and Thursday with mostly sunny skies. Highs will be seasonable for early February–in the 30s.

PRE-DAWN LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN SOUTHERN AREAS AND THE COAST

WEDNESDAY MORNING 4:00AM

WEDNESDAY MORNING 8:00AM

A DUSTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 4 AM TO 7 AM SOUTHERN AREAS ONLY

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 2:00PM

BRIEF SHOT OF RECORD COLD BY LATE WEEK

Late in the week, a brief but intense blast of arctic air looks to push into New England. Temperatures have the potential to plunge to record lows Friday night and Saturday morning, with dangerously cold wind chills.

A small transient piece of the polar vortex breaks away and briefly dives into the northeast United States by later Friday and into Saturday

Low temperatures by 7:00am Saturday, zero to almost 10 degrees below zero. These are actual air temperatures and not wind chills.

WIND CHILL (feel-like temperatures) late Friday night into Saturday will range from 20-30 degrees below zero! It’s likely that wind chill advisories and warnings will be issued during that time.

WIND CHILL FORECAST 7:00AM SATURDAY

WHAT IS “WIND CHILL”