Forecast Details for Providence, RI

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light northeast wind.

Sunday: A chance of snow, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night: Snow, mainly after 9pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of freezing fog after 2am. Low around 27. Blustery, with a northeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Monday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of freezing fog before 8am. High near 33. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches possible.

Monday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday: Snow likely before noon, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain between noon and 3pm, then rain likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of snow before 8am, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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