Reporting System, RI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 45°F to 56°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F below the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 53°F with lows around 37°F.
This Date in Weather History
1987 - Thunderstorms spawned twenty-two tornadoes in eastern Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. A tornado moving out of northeastern Texas killed one person and injured ninety-six others around Shreveport LA causing more than five million dollars damage. Tornadoes in Texas claimed ten lives, and injured 191 persons. A tornado caused more than nineteen million dollars damage around Palestine TX. Severe thunderstorms spawned eighteen tornadoes in Mississippi and seven in Georgia the next day, and thunderstorms in southeastern Texas produced wind gusts to 102 mph at Galveston, and wind gusts to 110 mph at Bay City, killing one person. There were a total of forty-nine tornadoes in the south central U.S. in two days. The tornadoes claimed eleven lives, injured 303 persons, and caused more than seventy million dollars damage.
Reporting System, RI 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Nov 15
Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Night: Rain, mainly between 9pm and 4am. Temperature rising to around 53 by 4am. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Nov 16
Day: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Nov 17
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph.
Tuesday Nov 18
Day: Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind around 16 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Nov 19
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Nov 20
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Nov 21
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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