RI Storm Forecast: Winter Weather Advisory for Smithfield & Northwest Corner of the State

SMITHFIELD, RI — The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Smithfield, Foster and the Northwest corner of the state. It's in effect from Friday at 8 a.m, until Saturday at 8 a.m.

HAZARD TYPES...Snow and sleet with some pockets of freezing rain possible across the hills of northwest Rhode Island.

ACCUMULATIONS...Snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 4 inches,
along with up to a tenth of ice accretion possible in northwest
Rhode Island.

TIMING...A mixture of snow...sleet and rain will overspread the region between 6 am and 10 am Friday morning. The heaviest of the precipitation will hold off until Friday afternoon and night. An extended period of sleet is possible Friday afternoon into Friday night with an impact to the Friday evening rush hour
possible. Most of the precipitation will change to rain Friday night, but some pockets of freezing rain may persist in northwest Rhode Island.

IMPACTS...Snow and particularly sleet accumulations will create slippery travel. While the bulk of the Friday morning rush hour will probably feature wet roads, accumulating sleet possibly mixed with snow will impact the Friday evening rush resulting in slippery travel.

Here are the detailed forecasts for other regions:

For Woonsocket:

Overnight
A chance of snow after 3am, mixing with sleet after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Friday
Snow and sleet before 1pm, then rain between 1pm and 3pm, then snow and sleet after 3pm. High near 37. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night
Freezing rain before 2am, then rain. Low around 32. East wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday
Rain before 10am, then rain and snow between 10am and 5pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow and sleet after 5pm. High near 34. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

For Coventry:

A chance of rain and snow between 3am and 5am, then a chance of rain, snow, and sleet after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Friday
Snow and sleet before 2pm, then rain and snow between 2pm and 4pm, then rain, snow, and sleet after 4pm. High near 36. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday Night
Freezing rain before 1am, then rain. Low around 31. East wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday
Rain before 10am, then rain and snow. High near 35. Breezy, with a northeast wind 18 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 8 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

For Cranston:

A slight chance of rain and snow between 4am and 5am, then a chance of snow and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Friday
Snow and sleet, mainly after 8am. High near 36. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night
Rain and sleet, becoming all rain after 7pm. Low around 32. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday
Rain before 11am, then rain and snow. High near 36. Northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night
Rain and snow likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 9 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

For Narragansett:

A chance of rain and snow between 3am and 5am, then a chance of snow and sleet after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Friday
Snow and sleet likely before 10am, then rain and snow between 10am and 1pm, then rain and sleet after 1pm. High near 36. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Friday Night
Rain. Low around 34. Breezy, with an east wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday
Rain. High near 38. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

For Newport:

A chance of rain and snow, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday
Rain, snow, and sleet before 2pm, then rain between 2pm and 4pm, then rain and sleet after 4pm. High near 37. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Friday Night
Rain and sleet, becoming all rain after 7pm. Low around 33. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Saturday
Rain. High near 38. Breezy, with a northeast wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.