While it is likely that some of the precipitation for Providence will be snow, there is also a very high likelihood that there will be some rain by the midway point of the event. As a result, Providence has a reasonably high probability of at least 1″ of snow, but there is not a very high probability of seeing more than 2″ of snow, and the odds of anything more than 3″ are very low. In short, this does not have any blockbuster (or even moderate snowstorm) potential for Providence. The odds favor it not even being plowable.
Although Providence is in the 1-3″ range on the map, it is at the southern edge of this range. As a result, the greatest likelihood is that Providence’s final snow total is within 1″ of 1.5″ – basically, a very minor event.
In the long term, the weather looks fairly quiet on Thursday, with a cold shot likely late Thursday night into Friday. The temperature will moderate back into the 30s this weekend, before more cold weather arrives Sunday afternoon. It looks very cold at the start of next week, with the chance of some snow by Tuesday.
