Hazardous Weather Impacts on the East and West Coasts

A cold front will continue to progress eastward today and Friday across the Eastern Seaboard with showers and thunderstorms bringing isolated heavy rainfall, gusty to damaging winds, and a possible tornado. A series of Pacific storms will begin to push into the Pacific Northwest today with impacts from heavy rain and snow continuing through the middle of next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Quonset State Airport (KOQU)

Lat: 41.6°NLon: 71.42°WElev: 20ft.

Overcast

66°F

19°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed S 15 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 5 Nov 5:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Newport RI

Flood Watch November 6, 04:00am until November 7, 10:00am
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Flood Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am.  Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 61. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm.  Patchy fog. High near 65. South wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 65 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm.  Patchy fog. Low around 58. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Low: 58 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely before 10am, then a slight chance of showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 6 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly between 1am and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 10am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 10 to 13 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 14 to 17 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 61. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. High near 65. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday Night
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Low around 58. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Showers likely before 10am, then a slight chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 10 to 13 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 14 to 17 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind around 8 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Newport RI
 41.49°N 71.31°W (Elev. 26 ft)
4:14 pm EST Nov 5, 2026
6pm EST Nov 5, 2026-6pm EST Nov 12, 2026
 
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