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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – It’s maple sugaring season in southern New England, but it may not be the best year for maple syrup crops.  Kim Calcagno with the Audubon Society of Rhode Island has been teaching the public about maple sugaring for years. Calcagno says, “You can’t tap a tree that’s really, you know, not doing well or stressed out.” Last year’s drought caused a high amount of stress on trees in our area, including the maple trees that produce the breakfast staple. And, i...

January 3, 2021 11:30 pm A weak storm system has been brushing by southern New England without much fanfare Sunday evening.  Areas north and west of Providence saw a light coating of snow on non-paved (grassy) surfaces during the evening.  The weak storm continues to bring spotty light rain and snow showers overnight.  It’s unlikely we would see any additional appreciable snowfall accumulation, but icy spots are possible on the roadways into early Monday morning. The area of low pressure r...

Storm Will Bring a Wet, Windy Christmas to the SouthCoast It’s safe to say nobody was dreaming of a wet and windy Christmas, but it appears that will be the case for the SouthCoast. A Christmas Eve storm will bear down on the region with strong winds and heavy rain, and could potentially cause power outages for the holiday. Eversource sent out robocalls to customers Wednesday morning advising them of the potential for outages, which the recording said could last a couple of days. According to...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are a beautiful and common sight in the arctic.  They’re not so common here in southern New England. Doctor Ian Dell’Antonio is a professor in the physics department at Brown University.  He says, “I’ve never unambiguously seen the aurora from Rhode Island in 20 years.” It’s rare for the lights to be visible this far south, but it can happen in particularly strong solar storms. Dell’Antonio says “Storms calle...