Kingston, Rhode Island Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kingston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast32%—96°77°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain38%0.12″83°70°-13°
- MondayJul 6Showers74%2.2″68°61°-15°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers74%2.7″63°57°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—79°56°+16°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——85°60°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle30%—86°67°+1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 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 58 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 54
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 9:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kingston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 02881
16-Day Forecast — Kingston
- Sat96°79°32%
- Sun83°70°38%
- Mon68°61°74%
- Tue63°57°74%
- Wed79°56°12%
- Thu85°60°9%
- Fri86°67°30%
- Sat74°64°22%
- Sun76°61°19%
- Mon64°63°19%
- Tue69°63°19%
- Wed81°60°28%
- Thu94°65°26%
- Fri94°72°26%
- Sat89°69°29%
- Sun83°61°22%
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 — Kingston
SPC has placed Kingston 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 Kingston
- 02879
- 02881