Watch Hill, Rhode Island Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watch Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain35%0.07″90°74°—
- SundayJul 5Rain42%0.28″77°69°-13°
- MondayJul 6Showers73%2.9″68°62°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers70%2.0″64°58°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—82°57°+18°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear11%—83°64°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%—84°68°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 91 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 9:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Watch Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Watch Hill
- Sat90°74°35%
- Sun77°69°42%
- Mon68°62°73%
- Tue64°58°70%
- Wed82°57°12%
- Thu83°64°11%
- Fri84°68°25%
- Sat75°66°21%
- Sun76°62°20%
- Mon66°64°17%
- Tue71°63°17%
- Wed82°60°29%
- Thu88°67°29%
- Fri90°72°32%
- Sat87°71°28%
- Sun82°65°23%
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 — Watch Hill
SPC has placed Watch Hill in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Watch Hill
- 02891