Forecast Details for Providence, RI

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Light north wind.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Snow, mainly before 5pm. High near 29. Light north wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Calm wind.

Wednesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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