Cranston Parking Ban in Effect Until 6 p.m. Monday

A parking ban went into effect at 5 p.m. Sunday and will remain in place until 6 pm. Monday as yet another winter storm is expected to dump 4 to 8 inches of snow overnight.

Trash pickup will remain on schedule, however, said Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung, who said he was notified by Waste Management that it will be business as usual this week.

For a complete list of closings and cancellations, go HERE.

The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning that went into effect Sunday afternoon and will last until 7 a.m. Monday morning.

It’s going to be wet and heavy snow to boot, which “may exacerbate any ongoing roof problems,” the weather service said.

Monday morning’s commute is expected to be slippery, prompting Governor Gina Raimondo to urge Rhode Islanders to take caution on the roads.

“The snow is expected to fall steadily tonight across the state, so the roads will be messy and potentially dangerous for the morning commute. Please stay off the roads this evening if you don’t need to be outside, and plan for extra time to get to work tomorrow,” Raimondo said.

Most of the snow will fall Sunday night until around 1 a.m. and snowfall rates might be on the order of an inch an hour at times. The snow will taper off towards daybreak and most of the snow will fall on the southern portion of the state.

There’s a chance that the snow could become rain as the storm wraps up, which could result in less snow than is being predicted.

Once we get past this latest snowstorm, we should see plenty of sunshine -- and seasonal temperatures -- for the upcoming week.

The Weather Channel is predicting that it will be partly cloudy with highs in the 30s on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday is expected to be partly cloudy with highs in the 40s. Yes, the 40s!