snow (Providence, Pawtucket, Westerly: housing, rental, work)

[knoxfd]

I am planning on moving to Providence next year. I will be attending URI and my wife will be working in Providence. I currently live in Tennessee. I ws wondering how much snow does Providence get on average?

[musiclover]

Can we say......A LOT????

[Author]

generally light with a few inches here and there...but occasionally we have measured in feet...You might try Pawtucket for cheaper housing..Good Luck

[drbill28]

Providence gets about 38" of snowfall annually. Most of the time it comes down 1, 2 or 3 inches at a time. But sometimes, as was said you can get it measured in feet. Depending on how long you're there, seeing 24"+ of snow is not entirely out of the realm of possibilty.

[drivinman]

usually around 30-40 inches a year, although the past few years we had at least one big snowstorm each year where we got 1-2 feet of snow. I just moved to Florida from Rhode Island the beginning of the year, so I don't have to worry about snow anymore! What is funny is that my parents, after my father retires in October, are moving to Tennessee. They have lived in RI all their lives. They are moving to Seiverville in the Smoky Mountains, if that is anywhere near where you are.

[smarty]

I don't know why people are so negative. RI is beautiful. It may be a little expensive nowadays. (but it is all relative). If new people do not move in, how will the rental/property value go up? :-)

[mhogan10010]

Honestly, you will not have as much trouble as you think.
I grew up in Michigan and you just learn how to drive in it. I went to college in Nashville TN. I lived in an upstairs apartment. Our landlord was retired and almost blind. Whenever it would snow, I would hear him on the phone to one of his friends (he was also very hard of hearing and talked loud), "we'll I have to ask this Michigander who lives upstairs to go with me to get my wife from work. He can drive in this stuff." He was a real hoot.
The way the cities respond to snow in the North is so different from the way they do down South, that there isn't a real comparison. Just take it slow, and you will be fine.

[Dragondog]

Providence actually has a mild climate for its northern latitude- rated a zone 7 USDA - the same as Nashville actually- Because of its coastal location it is prone to nor easters (coastal storms) that bring large amounts of rain or snow in the winter. Because of global warming, Providence's climate is milder then 30-40 years ago- with the winter of 2005-2006 being very mild. Average snow per winter is is 35"- 90 degrees or above 8 days - the climate is tempered by Naragansett Bay-meaning cooler summers and milder winters then inland areas of New England. It is basically a moderate maritme climate. Snow while common does not stay long.

[mhogan10010]

Originally Posted by Dragondog

Providence actually has a mild climate for its northern latitude- rated a zone 7 USDA - the same as Nashville actually- Because of its coastal location it is prone to nor easters (coastal storms) that bring large amounts of rain or snow in the winter. Because of global warming, Providence's climate is milder then 30-40 years ago- with the winter of 2005-2006 being very mild. Average snow per winter is is 35"- 90 degrees or above 8 days - the climate is tempered by Naragansett Bay-meaning cooler summers and milder winters then inland areas of New England. It is basically a moderate maritme climate. Snow while common does not stay long.

I wondered myself about the moderating influence of the water. When I lived in NC it was much hotter and more humid where we lived (80 miles inland) than on the coast where my niece lived.
I was in Mystic Conn. this past weekend. We drove over to a small RI town (just to say we had been to RI), called Westerly. It was a really beautiful place with some amazing architecture. I was pleasantly surprised.
The only person I ever knew from RI, was a woman I met while living in NC. She hated it and talked like the entire state was a toilet.
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[txLatina]

So I just moved here from TX and I am worried about driving in the snow. In TX it rarely snows and if it does it lasts about 30 mins before its gone. So any pointers on driving in the snow or ice(esp. with hills)?