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Central Falls, Rhode Island Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Central Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Central Falls, RI
Sunday, July 5 at 4:27 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Sunset
4:23 PM
Central Falls, RI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCentral Falls, RI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 68°H 85°
Central Falls, RI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    85°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    72%
    0.06″
    80°65°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    79%
    0.13″
    66°61°-14°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    74°58°+8°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    10%
    81°57°+7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    87°64°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    38%
    84°56°-3°
Central Falls, RI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 79°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 19 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 172SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 79° from the nnw.
Central Falls, RI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+3.3
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.81006.31009.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Central Falls, RI
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Central Falls, RI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
101 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:27 UTC · Central Falls, RI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:27 UTC · Central Falls, RI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Central Falls, RI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Central Falls, RI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Central Falls, RI
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
4:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Central Falls, RI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
10:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Central Falls, RI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Central Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • 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

15-Day Forecast — Central Falls

  1. Sun85°71°36%
  2. Mon80°65°72%
  3. Tue66°61°79%
  4. Wed74°58°23%
  5. Thu81°57°10%
  6. Fri87°64°51%
  7. Sat84°56°38%
  8. Sun78°59°27%
  9. Mon63°56°20%
  10. Tue83°54°22%
  11. Wed83°61°20%
  12. Thu86°60°42%
  13. Fri88°68°28%
  14. Sat83°68°39%
  15. Sun88°65°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 includes Central Falls in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.