3/2 Rhode Island Weather 6 AM: 18° Below Normal

Good morning. Rhode Island. I'm Aaron Jolly. Folks, that Canadian air snuck in overnight like a thief. and it stole about 40 degrees. Providence is sitting at 7 right now. Wind chill? Minus 4. The kind of cold that makes your nostrils stick together. Along Narragansett Bay, you're at 12 degrees, feeling like minus S Two. A massive Arctic high pressure system parked itself right on top of us. and it's not budging today. In the next 24 hours. Now here's what's frustrating. You'll see brilliant March sunshine all day. Blue skies, not a cloud in sight. but that sun is lying to you. Highs only crawl to 28 degrees in Providence, 27 along the bay. That's 18 degrees below normal for early March. Northwest winds stay light, 2 to 12 miles an hour, but even that whisper of breeze keeps it feeling like the low 20s. Tonight drops to 11 in Providence, 15 near the water. Clear and brutal. Tuesday is where things get interesting. A coastal low slides north. and the precipitation forecast reads like a weather buffet. Providence sees a slight chance of snow between 9 and 11 in the morning before rain takes over. Highs climb to 41. Along the bay, watch for freezing rain between 8 and 10 A.M. That's the slippery window. Give yourself extra time. Rain wins out by afternoon with highs near 40. Looking ahead, the pattern completely flips. Wednesday pushes into the upper 40s with morning rain clearing to sunshine. Thursday and Friday stay active with rain chances and highs in the low to mid 40s. but the real headline? Saturday cracks 50 degrees. Sunday could touch the upper 50s. Winter's grip is loosening, one day at a time. I'll be tracking that Tuesday mix all night. Charge your phone and set that alarm a few minutes early. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.