Central Falls, Rhode Island Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Central Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle20%0.01″94°78°—
- SundayJul 5Rain29%0.23″85°72°-9°
- MondayJul 6Showers67%1.2″71°61°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain67%2.5″62°57°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—79°54°+17°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——88°60°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—88°67°0°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:42 PM
- Moonset
- 9:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Central Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 02863
16-Day Forecast — Central Falls
- Sat94°78°20%
- Sun85°72°29%
- Mon71°61°67%
- Tue62°57°67%
- Wed79°54°15%
- Thu88°60°8%
- Fri88°67°47%
- Sat78°62°24%
- Sun75°60°21%
- Mon64°62°19%
- Tue68°64°21%
- Wed87°63°36%
- Thu95°66°25%
- Fri95°72°26%
- Sat90°72°27%
- Sun86°63°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Central Falls
SPC has placed Central Falls in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Central Falls
- 02863