Strong Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to the Pacific Northwest; Areas of Snow in the North-Central and Eastern U.S.

A strong atmospheric river will bring prolonged heavy rainfall along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through much of this week. The heavy rainfall may lead to widespread urban and river flooding. Accumulating snow is expected over parts of the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic today as well as the Upper Midwest and the Upper Great Lakes this evening into Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pawtucket, North Central State Airport (KSFZ)

Lat: 41.92°NLon: 71.5°WElev: 440ft.

Fair

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	29%
Wind Speed	N 8 mph
Barometer	30.22 in (1023.9 mb)
Dewpoint	-5°F (-21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	14°F (-10°C)
Last update	8 Dec 3:56 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Lincoln RISimilar City Names

Tonight
Low: 7 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Chance Rain
then Rain
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Rain Likely
Thursday
High: 40 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 22 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 22 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Rain likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Rain likely, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 7 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

A chance of snow before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.