Newport, RI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (02840)
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Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1961 - Hurricane Esther was seeded by Navy planes in the inaugural experiment of what was to formally become Project STORMFURY next year. Esther was the first hurricane to be initially detected by satellite. On Sept. 10th, TIROS III imaged an area of disturbed weather a hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
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Newport 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Tuesday Sep 16
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Sep 17
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Sep 18
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday Sep 19
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday Sep 20
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Sep 21
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 7 mph.
Monday Sep 22
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:28 AM
Sunset 6:54 PM
Last Light 7:22 PM
Moonset 4:32 PM
Close Tide Stations
NEWPORT
(1.2 miles away)
Castle Hill
(3.1 miles away)
West Jamestown, Dutch Island Harbor
(3.9 miles away)
Weather Near Newport
Contiguous United States Extremes
Mon's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
24 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID
Weather Folklore
If wooly fleeces spread the heavenly way, be sure no rain disturbs the summer day.
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About Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Providence, 20 miles (32 km) south of Fall River, Massachusetts, 74 miles (119 km) south of Boston, and 180 miles (290 km) northeast of New York City. It is known as a New England summer resort and is famous for its historic mansions and its rich sailing history. The city has a population of about 25,000 residents.
Newport hosted the first U.S. Open tournaments in both tennis and golf, as well as every challenge to the America's Cup between 1930 and 1983. It is also the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport, which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and an important Navy training center. It was a major 18th-century port city and boasts many buildings from the colonial era.
Newport is the county seat of Newport County, which has no governmental functions other than court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries. It was known for being the location of the "Summer White Houses" during the administrations of presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy.
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