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Weather in Ashaway, Rhode Island

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ashaway, RI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
72%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Ashaway, RI
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
53°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
59°
12p
61°
11%
1p
59°
11%
2p
60°
15%
3p
59°
22%
4p
59°
20%
5p
59°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
L 48°H 61°
Ashaway, RI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    72°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    81°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    74°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    82°55°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    34%
    82°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    34%
    70°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    12%
    61°44°
Ashaway, RI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · backing 68°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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 8 · pk 30 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 68° from the ssw.
Ashaway, RI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Ashaway, RI
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.3 μg/m³
PM 10
17.5 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ashaway, RI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:57 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ashaway, RI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:29 AM
Moonset
12:27 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ashaway, RI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ashaway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Ashaway

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.