Saturday Snowstorm: How Much Are We Getting and When Will it Start?

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By Les Masterson (Patch Staff)

Narragansett and South Kingstown are expected to get 1-4 inches of snow Saturday in the first significant snowfall of the winter.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch, adding the snow will start very early Saturday morning.

The snow will change to rain/freezing rain for a time Saturday afternoon and it could make roads hazardous, before turning back to snow Saturday night.

The NWS is predicting the heaviest amounts (6 to 8 inches) will be Northeastern Massachusetts (not including the North Shore) and North Central Massachusetts. Snow may fall at a rate of an inch per hour on Saturday. The wet, heavy snow combined with wind gusts could lead to downed tree limbs and power outages.

Here’s more from NWS’ forecast for Narragansett and South Kingstown:

• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...
• LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
• HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
• ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.
• TIMING...SNOW BEGINS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...CHANGING TO A WINTRY MIX DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY TOMORROW EVENING.
• IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS AND WALKING DIFFICULT FOR PEDESTRIANS.
• WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

Photo credit: National Weather Service