PROVIDENCE – A coastal storm Sunday and Monday could bring snow to parts of Southern New England, forecasters say.
Snow totals depend on the track of the storm and the temperature, which will be “marginal” for snow in much of the region, according to forecasters.
An AccuWeather graphic shows 1 to 3 inches of snow for roughly the northern half of Rhode Island and 3 to 6 in a small northwestern section of the state.
“A moisture loaded southern stream shortwave/ low pressure system will emerge off the mid-Atlantic coast early Sunday” and combine “with northern stream energy” as it passes along the coast later Sunday into Monday, the National Weather Service says in its forecast discussion.
Warm air might save the region from heavy snow
“This is normally an ideal track for heavy snow in January along the I-95 corridor,” the weather service says. “However…this setup is lacking a typical antecedent cold airmass for this time of year.”
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