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RI Thanksgiving Weather: Sub-Zero Wind Chills, Near-Record Cold
Thanksgiving and Black Friday are going to be bitterly cold, thanks to possibly the coldest air on record and heavy winds.
Thanksgiving isn't likely to be one of those beautiful fall days New England loves to fantasize about. Actually, it's going to be really, really cold.
The wind chills for Wednesday night into Thursday morning are going to be straddling zero for much of Rhode Island, forecasters said. The National Weather Service is calling it near-record cold, with possibly the coldest Thanksgiving air since records started in 1872.
The afternoon highs Thursday will be (un)comfortably below freezing. The cold will be exacerbated by wind gusts of more than 30 miles per hour.
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Temperatures will drop back down into the teens and low 20s Friday morning, making for some bitter shopping.
Meanwhile, Monday night is expected to see the first of two light rain/snow bands making their way through this week. Another weak snow showing is being forecast for Tuesday, though Rhode Island could again avoid most of it.
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Providence-area forecast via NWS
Monday night - Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday - Rain before 4pm, then a chance of snow. High near 40. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday night - A chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday - A slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday night - Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Thanksgiving Day - Sunny, with a high near 21.
Thursday night - Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Friday - Sunny, with a high near 31.
Friday night - Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
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