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The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Special Marine Warning for Narragansett Bay. * Until 230 PM EDT. * At 128 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Conimicut Light, moving northeast at 20 knots. HAZARD…Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and lightning. SOURCE…Radar. IMPACT…Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher...

As summer does, we are expecting it to get hot and humid in Southern New England. Transitioning into the workweek, we find a change in the overall weather pattern, and for the hotter! Morning temperatures will begin seasonably near 65, but with a morning full of sunshine and warm air moving in, we will find temperatures topping out in the...

WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE)- For more than 30 years, the Rhode Island Computer Museum has been collecting and cataloguing the evolution of technology. And technology sure has changed fast! From the punch cards of the 1930s to the desktop of today, we have seen giant machines get smaller and faster with a huge increase in storage capacity! An excellent example is...

Sunday will be Storm Tracker Alert Day for the potential of severe weather. We have a warm front coming through in the morning and it will bring rain that may be locally heavy at times as well as gusty thunderstorms. Some of these thunderstorms may bring damaging winds, small hail and downpours. A later in the day cold front will...

BRISTOL, R.I. (WLNE) — The Audubon Society in Bristol has been celebrating snakes. As snake populations in Rhode Island dwindle, dispelling fears about them is critical to their survival, and World Snake Day was designed to do just that. Snakes may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but like it or not, they’re essential to the ecosystem. The Audubon Society...

The cooler than average temperature trend will continue through Sunday. Expect a blend of sun and clouds with the slightest chance of a shower and highs near 64. Memorial Day Monday will easily be the best weather day of the holiday weekend with mostly sunny skies and highs near 70. The best weather of the whole week will be Tuesday...

Clouds build in tonight and temperatures drop off into the lower-20s. Sunday finishes the weekend with morning clouds followed by increasing sunshine. Sunday highs will top near 40. Mainly dry with increasing winds Monday with colder highs near 36. Wind chills will make it feel much colder. A weak area of low pressure comes through on Tuesday with a chance...

BRISTOL, R.I. (WLNE) — For the past 20 years, the second weekend of September has been for the birds. “Raptor Weekend” at the Audubon Society in Bristol is an event full of feathered friends, food, and fun. It all kicks off Friday evening with “Birds and Brews,” a new addition to the event. The birds being celebrated this weekend are...

Another Soupy Day in Southern New England

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