RI Weather: 2 Nor'easters This Week As First Snow Inches Closer

The first of two nor'easters this week will come during the overnight, and forecasters are wondering aloud whether we will see the season's first snow before they are done. The possibility of snow is higher for the second storm later this week.

The "stout storm system" Monday night into Tuesday is expected to be strong, but primarily rain. All of Rhode Island is expected to get between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain, up to 2 inches farther south. The rain will start overnight - sometime around 1 a.m. Tuesday - and be the heaviest during the commuting hours. It should end just in time for the evening commute.

There will also be very strong winds peaking around midday Tuesday. Eastwardly gusts of 20-30 miles per hour are expected along the coast, making for gale watches in much of the water.

There is the slight possibility of snow on Tuesday, but it's likely to be a dusting in Western Mass.

Snow is much more likely to come around during a storm this Thursday into Friday. Forecasters are calling it too early too tell - and it likely won't be a significant snowstorm either way, according to The Boston Globe's forecast - but don't be surprised to see your first glimpse of winter later this week. Subscribe to your local Patch for the latest.

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