Newport, Rhode Island Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain32%0.09″90°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain34%0.49″80°70°-10°
- MondayJul 6Showers73%1.6″68°62°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers73%2.3″64°58°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—79°58°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——84°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—83°68°-1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 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 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:41 PM
- Moonset
- 9:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Newport 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 codes: 02840, 02841
16-Day Forecast — Newport
- Sat90°73°32%
- Sun80°70°34%
- Mon68°62°73%
- Tue64°58°73%
- Wed79°58°12%
- Thu84°64°8%
- Fri83°68°28%
- Sat75°65°20%
- Sun77°62°19%
- Mon66°64°19%
- Tue70°64°18%
- Wed80°62°28%
- Thu89°67°26%
- Fri92°73°26%
- Sat89°70°29%
- Sun83°65°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 — Newport
SPC has placed Newport 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 Newport
- 02841
- 02840