Brace for rain, heavy wind as a Nor'easter approaches RI. What to know about weather forecast
While the unofficial start of summer is just a few days away, a late season Nor`easter will bring a cold, heavy rain to the Rhode Island this week, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm is expect to move into the region overnight, according to Kyle Pederson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service branch in Norton, Massachusetts.
"We will be looking at heavy rain and wind by the time Thursday morning rolls around," Pederson said.
Rhode Island is expected to see between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain, according to forecasts.
The forecaster's discussion on the National Weather Service website added that "wind gusts of 40-50+ mph will be possible along the coast with pockets of minor coastal flooding also possible."
Nor'easters are most commonly associated with winter blizzards, thought they don't have to include snow. They're defined as large, low pressure storm that brings heavy rain or snow, high winds, rough seas and occasional coastal flooding to the East coast of North America. The storms are called "nor'easters" because their signature strong winds are typically from the northeast.
In this case, snow isn't expected in Massachusetts, but that's not true for all of New England. The mountains in New Hampshire may get some snow in this storm, according to the National Weather Service.
Pederson said that it will start clearing up late Thursday night, with the system clearing by Friday morning.
"A few showers will remain possible Friday afternoon into Saturday," the online forecaster's discussion stated.
Meteorologist Frank Nocera, also of the Norton branch of the National Weather Service, told USA Today Network on Tuesday of this week that, "It's looking like a mainly dry weekend," adding that the area could experience more "unseasonably cool" temperatures for the rest of this week.
Nocera noted that Monday, May 26 will be the best day of the weekend, as it will be dry and in the upper 60s or low 70s.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: RI Weather: Heavy rain, wind expected in Thursday Nor'easter
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