RI Weather: 60-Degree Swing Next Week As Temperatures Shoot Up

Winter isn't nearly over yet, but at least that brutal cold spell is. The polar vortex that brought so much misery to so many people has snapped, and people will get the opportunity to enjoy winter outside next week.

Every day from Super Bowl Sunday to Friday has high temperatures over 40 degrees, with some reaching the mid-50s. In some places, that will be close to a 60-degree temperature swing in the matter of days.

That isn't to say to bust out the flip-flops. Providence's average high in February is 40 degrees, with the average low being 24 degrees. That's according to currentresults.com, which took the Providence averages from 1980-2010 from the NOAA National Climatic Data Center.

And even though Providence has gotten far less snow than it usually does this winter, February is historically a fairly snowy month. Snow falls on an average of about four-and-a-half days in February for an average total of 8.5 inches, according to currentresults.

We will likely stay in the clear the rest of next week.

"Highs should reach well above normal early next week before colder weather returns by [Wednesday,]" the National Weather Service said. "Next real chance for precipitation will be late next week."

Providence-area forecast via NWS

Friday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind around 8 mph.

Friday night - Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday - Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as -1. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Monday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Monday night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday - Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday - Partly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

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