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
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle36%0.01″85°71°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle72%0.06″80°65°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain79%0.13″66°61°-14°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—74°58°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—81°57°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%—87°64°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast38%—84°56°-3°
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.
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
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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
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
- Sun85°71°36%
- Mon80°65°72%
- Tue66°61°79%
- Wed74°58°23%
- Thu81°57°10%
- Fri87°64°51%
- Sat84°56°38%
- Sun78°59°27%
- Mon63°56°20%
- Tue83°54°22%
- Wed83°61°20%
- Thu86°60°42%
- Fri88°68°28%
- Sat83°68°39%
- 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