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Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 543 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 RIZ001>008-292300- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 543 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR RHODE ISLAND TODAY... A dry but breezy day is forecast today, with relative humidities this afternoon expected to drop into the 30 to 40 percent range and southwesterly wind gusts between 25 and 30 mph. When combined with the lack of recent significant rainfall, elevated fire weather potential will exist today. Use caution when handling and disposing of ignition sources such as matches and cigarettes. $$