High Surf Advisory — Southern Bristol, MA, Southern Plymouth, MA, Barnstable, MA, Dukes, MA, Nantucket, MA, Washington, RI, Newport, RI, Block Island, RI 7:00 PM

Newport, Rhode Island

Last updated: 2:16 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
22°C
Feels like 20°
Overcast
▲ 23°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
17 mph SE
Humidity
84%
Dew Point
19°
Pressure
29.83 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
3.9
Cloud Cover
90%
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Newport is currently overcast at 22°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 90% around 5 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1053 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:29AM · Sunset: 8:13PM.

Alerts

High Surf Advisory
Southern Bristol, MA, Southern Plymouth, MA, Barnstable, MA, Dukes, MA, Nantucket, MA, Washington, RI, Newport, RI, Block Island, RI
Expires 7:00 PM
63 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
22°
83%
4 PM
22°
81%
5 PM
22°
90%
6 PM
22°
71%
7 PM
22°
83%
8 PM
22°
90%
9 PM
21°
90%
10 PM
21°
78%
11 PM
22°
74%
12 AM
21°
59%
1 AM
21°
64%
2 AM
21°
64%
3 AM
21°
50%
4 AM
21°
51%
5 AM
22°
54%
6 AM
22°
64%
7 AM
22°
59%
8 AM
22°
59%
9 AM
23°
59%
10 AM
23°
59%
11 AM
23°
59%
12 PM
23°
53%
1 PM
23°
53%
2 PM
23°
54%
7-Day Forecast
Today
23° 19°
Overcast with a 90% chance of rain.
Wed
26° 19°
Rain, 64% chance.
Thu
24° 16°
Partly Cloudy with a 40% chance of rain.
Fri
24° 16°
Partly Cloudy.
Sat
25° 16°
Clear.
Sun
26° 16°
Drizzle, 81% chance.
Mon
26° 18°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 22° Overcast 83% 17 mph SE 84%
4 PM 22° Overcast 81% 19 mph SE 88%
5 PM 22° Heavy Rain 90% 20 mph SSE 94%
6 PM 22° Overcast 71% 18 mph SSE 96%
7 PM 22° Overcast 83% 18 mph S 97%
8 PM 22° Heavy Rain 90% 17 mph S 97%
9 PM 21° Heavy Rain 90% 16 mph S 96%
10 PM 21° Overcast 78% 15 mph SSW 95%
11 PM 22° Overcast 74% 16 mph SSW 94%
12 AM 21° Overcast 59% 17 mph SSW 95%
1 AM 21° Overcast 64% 16 mph SSW 95%
2 AM 21° Overcast 64% 16 mph SSW 95%
3 AM 21° Rain 50% 17 mph SSW 94%
4 AM 21° Rain 51% 17 mph SSW 94%
5 AM 22° Rain 54% 16 mph SSW 94%
6 AM 22° Rain 64% 15 mph SSW 94%
7 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 59% 14 mph SSW 94%
8 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 59% 14 mph SSW 93%
9 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 59% 14 mph SSW 92%
10 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 59% 15 mph SSW 90%
11 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 59% 15 mph SSW 90%
12 PM 23° Mostly Cloudy 53% 15 mph SSW 89%
1 PM 23° Mostly Cloudy 53% 15 mph SSW 89%
2 PM 23° Partly Cloudy 54% 15 mph SSW 88%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/21
Overcast
90%
19°
23°
Wed
7/22
Rain
64%
19°
26°
Thu
7/23
Partly Cloudy
40%
16°
24°
Fri
7/24
Partly Cloudy
3%
16°
24°
Sat
7/25
Clear
9%
16°
25°
Sun
7/26
Drizzle
81%
16°
26°
Mon
7/27
Drizzle
60%
18°
26°
Tue
7/28
Drizzle
60%
18°
26°
Wed
7/29
Drizzle
60%
17°
26°
Thu
7/30
Drizzle
60%
17°
27°
Fri
7/31
Drizzle
60%
19°
26°
Sat
8/1
Drizzle
60%
18°
25°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
60%
18°
26°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
60%
19°
26°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
19°
27°
63
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
63 AQI 15.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
40 AQI 43 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 63 Moderate 40 63
Thu 43 Good 43 23
Fri 33 Good 33 19
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Tue Jul 21, 18:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE0 J/kg
MLCAPE11 J/kg
MUCAPE34 J/kg
SBCIN-221 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index1.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear45 kt
0–1 km Shear18 kt
Eff. Shear—
0–1 km SRH55
0–3 km SRH20
Eff. SRH—
Storm Motion189° @ 38 kt
0–1 km EHI0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)—
Supercell—
K-Index30.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.74 in
0–3 km LR5.0 °C/km
700–500 LR5.2 °C/km
Total Totals42.2
LCL968 hPa
LFC630 hPa
EL617 hPa
Freezing Lvl13,842 ft