RI Weather: Snow On The Way For Saturday

The weekend ahead will look a lot different from a week ago. Instead of springlike temperatures, snow is likely during the day on Saturday, mixing with rain during the evening hours.

The rest of the week will be seasonably cold, with a chance of rain starting Wednesday night and lasting into Thursday morning. Friday will be especially frigid, with a daytime high of 26 degrees plunging as low as 11 degrees overnight.

On Saturday, flakes are expected to start flying after 4 p.m., turning into rain after 10 p.m. The National Weather Service has not yet released accumulation predictions for the storm. Patch will keep you updated throughout the week.

Here's a look at the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 4 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday
A chance of rain, mainly before 9 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Saturday Night
Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 10 p.m. Low around 32. South wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 13 to 17 mph.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 15 mph.

M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph.