RI Weather: Here's How Cold It Will Get Wednesday Night

It won't be the coldest it's ever been in Rhode Island Wednesday night, but it'll probably feel something like it. A deep freeze across a large part of the country will see Ocean State temperatures plunge into the single digits, and wicked winds will make for apparent temperatures as low as negative-15 degrees.

There isn't one place in Rhode Island that will feel like it's even as "warm" as zero degrees Wednesday night into Thursday morning once the wind chills are factored in. The real-feel temperatures range from 15 below zero in Covetry to a balmy negative-4 degrees on Block Island.

Providence is looking at apparent temperatures as low as negative-12 degrees and Newport dips to negative-10, though we're not sure anyone could feel the difference. See the map below featuring the minimum apparent temperatures from the National Weather Service.

The coldest temperature ever recorded in Rhode Island was negative-28 degrees, according to The Weather Channel.

It's getting so cold that the U.S. Postal Service has canceled mail delivery in parts of the Midwest. Wind chills there are expected to dip as low as negative-55 degrees.

The cold is exacerbated by strong wind gusts that will start Wednesday afternoon. The entire state will see gusts of at least 45 miles per hour, with the strongest coming along the coast. Block Island and Newport will see gusts in the 50s.

The temperature plunge will take place after snow squalls pass through the region. Squalls are brief, powerful snowfalls that can rapidly accumulating snow and heavy winds. The squalls are expected between 3-7 p.m. The NWS said it will make for "near white-out conditions" during the commute home.

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