RI Weather: Sunday Snowstorm Will Just Miss Us, Bitter Cold Won't

The winter snowstorm said to be flirting with New England will just miss us Sunday. The National Weather Service confirmed Saturday the "decent snow storm" will pass just below Massachusetts and Rhode Island overnight into Sunday.

The storm was always going to either miss us south of slap us with our first solid accumulation of the season, though confidence was never very high in the latter option. Boston has seen just 0.2 inches of snow since Oct. 1, and even less than that since the actual start of winter last month.

The next possibility for snow will be Sunday night into Monday, when some ocean effect snow showers could fall on Eastern Mass. After that, there is the chance of snow late in the week into the weekend, but firm details are scarce.

The Sunday forecast was of particular interest to football fans, as the Patriots host the Los Angeles Chargers at 1:05 p.m. Sunday in Foxboro. Snow would have been a tough element for New England's opponents from the West Coast, but they'll still have to deal with sub-freezing temperatures. Forecasts are calling for highs in the upper 20s with a wind chill factor a few degrees lower than that.

Wind chills Saturday morning started at below zero for many communities in Massachusetts. Worcester walk up to what felt like 10-below. The National Weather Service said the cold weather should extend into February, when we might see "a more active winter pattern."

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