Rhode Island weather today

We follow 39 towns and cities in Rhode Island, each with NWS, American, European side by side and the days they disagree flagged. Today the three models put highs between 68°F in Providence and 69°F in Warwick, and no model gives a 50% or higher chance of rain in any of the 6 places we hold today's forecast for.

Numbers from the forecast run of Saturday, October 3. Open any town for the live, hour-by-hour comparison.

Which forecast is most accurate in Rhode Island?

Over the last 30 days we graded the models in 13 Rhode Island cities against the recorded weather. The European model was most accurate in 13 of them. No model wins everywhere, which is why each city page names its own winner.

How we grade: the US accuracy scoreboard and our method.

Rhode Island climate, city by city

Across the 27 Rhode Island places we hold long-run averages for, typical July highs run from 76°F in Newport to 84°F in Johnston, and January highs from 40°F in Woonsocket to 43°F in Charlestown. North Kingstown is the wettest at about 58 in of precipitation a year, Newport the driest at about 53 in.

Averages from ERA5 reanalysis, the same source as the climate tables on each city page.