RI Weather: Wind Advisory In Place Ahead Of Weekend Snow

Expect a windy day ahead of forecasted snow over the weekend. A wind advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. on Thursday until 1 a.m. Friday.

Thursday will be chilly and windy, with a slight chance of rain in the morning and highs only reaching the mid-40s in the afternoon. Overnight, temperatures will drop to the high teens ahead of a blustery, chilly day on Friday, with highs only expected to reach 25 degrees. During the overnight hours, the frigid temperatures and blustery conditions will bring wind chills as low as negative one degree.

On Saturday, snow is expected to arrive in the later afternoon, with the first flakes forecasted to fly after 4 p.m. As much as five inches of accumulation are possible throughout the evening and overnight hours.

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

Thursday
A slight chance of rain before 10 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -1. North wind 5 to 13 mph.

Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday Night
Rain and snow before 3 a.m., then a slight chance of rain between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. Low around 32. South wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind around 14 mph.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.

M.L. King Day
Sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. North wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 27. North wind around 7 mph.