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Newport East, Rhode Island Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Newport East weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Newport East, RI
Saturday, July 4 at 10:16 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
49%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Sunset
4:22 PM
Newport East, RI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNewport East, RI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 72°H 95°
Newport East, RI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    31%
    95°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    34%
    0.26″
    81°71°-14°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    73%
    1.6″
    68°62°-13°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    73%
    1.9″
    64°58°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    78°59°+14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    81°65°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    79°68°-2°
Newport East, RI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
290° · veering 5°
Direction
WNW
290°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 7 · pk 18 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 193SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the wnw.
Newport East, RI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.71007.31007.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Newport East, RI
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~65 @ 8 PM

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 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.6

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, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Newport East, RI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.8mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
14:16 UTC · Newport East, 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
14:16 UTC · Newport East, RI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Newport East, RI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Newport East, RI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Newport East, RI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:44 AM
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
4:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Newport East, RI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:41 PM
Moonset
9:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Newport East, RI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Newport East at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°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.

16-Day Forecast — Newport East

  1. Sat95°78°31%
  2. Sun81°71°34%
  3. Mon68°62°73%
  4. Tue64°58°73%
  5. Wed78°59°12%
  6. Thu81°65°7%
  7. Fri79°68°29%
  8. Sat75°63°21%
  9. Sun75°61°20%
  10. Mon66°64°20%
  11. Tue70°64°18%
  12. Wed79°62°28%
  13. Thu84°68°26%
  14. Fri89°73°26%
  15. Sat87°70°29%
  16. Sun82°66°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 East

SPC has placed Newport East 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 East

  • 02842

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.