Foster Center, Rhode Island Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Foster Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast28%—92°77°—
- SundayJul 5Rain37%0.16″84°72°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers69%4.1″70°59°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain69%2.8″61°56°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—80°55°+19°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear11%—85°60°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%—88°65°+3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. 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 8 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 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 9:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Foster Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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.
16-Day Forecast — Foster Center
- Sat92°77°28%
- Sun84°72°37%
- Mon70°59°69%
- Tue61°56°69%
- Wed80°55°13%
- Thu85°60°11%
- Fri88°65°42%
- Sat74°64°27%
- Sun73°60°23%
- Mon63°60°18%
- Tue67°61°22%
- Wed86°60°36%
- Thu92°65°25%
- Fri92°69°26%
- Sat86°68°27%
- Sun83°60°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 — Foster Center
SPC has placed Foster Center 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 Foster Center
- 02825