Frigid Temperatures To Hit Rhode Island This Weekend: Latest Forecast

Rain and snow will pelt Rhode Island Wednesday night before the temperature plummets to a frigid 5 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

"Frigid temperatures will expand across the eastern 2/3 of the country behind an Arctic cold front," according to the National Weather Service.

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"This Arctic blast will be accompanied by gusty winds, leading to dangerous wind chills," the National Weather Service said.

The chance of precipitation Wednesday night is 40% but Thursday will be sunny with a high near 42 degrees, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Thursday night will be partly cloudy with a low around 23 degrees.

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Friday will be partly sunny with a high around 33, but will drop to a low of 5 degrees that night with winds gusting up to 23 mph.

Saturday will remain cold with the high temperature reaching only 16 degrees, but will be mostly sunny.

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The Saturday night temperature drops back down to 5 degrees with a 30% chance of snow after 3 a.m.

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Even more snow is likely Sunday, Sunday night, Monday and Monday night, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

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