Providence, RI Weather

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This Afternoon: Rain, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. Temperature falling to around 51 by 5pm. Windy, with a southwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Snow likely before 10am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow between 10am and 3pm, then rain likely after 3pm. High near 40. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind.

Christmas Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Marine Forecast

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Narragansett Bay:

 

This Afternoon: S winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt. Waves 5 to 7 ft, except 8 to 11 ft at the bay entrance. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm.

Tonight: W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the evening.

Sat: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon.

Sat Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.

Sun: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft.

Sun Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Mon And Mon Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tue: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Tue Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.

 

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Rhode Island Sound:

 

This Afternoon: S winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft. Wave detail: S 11 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 13 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm.

Tonight: W winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 12 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 11 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 7 seconds.

Sat: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 9 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds.

Sat Night: SW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 10 seconds.

Sun And Sun Night: NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 5 seconds.

Mon And Mon Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds.

Tue: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow.

Tue Night: W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.

 

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Buzzards Bay:

This Afternoon: S winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 4 seconds, becoming S 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 7 ft at 5 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Tonight: W winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.

Sat: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds.

Sat Night: SW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds.

Sun And Sun Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.

Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of light freezing spray.

Mon Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Tue: SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow.

Tue Night: W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.

 

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Cape Cod Bay:

 

This Afternoon: S winds 30 to 40 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt, increasing to 55 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: SE 5 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SE 9 ft at 9 seconds and SE 6 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. Isolated tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less.

Tonight: W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.

Sat: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds, becoming NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds.

Sat Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.

Sun And Sun Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds.

Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.

Mon Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Tue: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Tue Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of rain.