Citizen station GW6360GW6360
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/23 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/Rhode Island/Second Beach
Second Beach, Rhode Island
Beach in Newport County, Rhode IslandGale Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves around 3 feet expected. For the Gale Watch, northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 4 feet possible. * WHERE...Narragansett Bay. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 8 AM to 6 PM EDT Friday. For the Gale Watch, from Friday evening through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
53°
60°/52°
Clear·
Feels like 53°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
Alert. A Gale Watch is in force for Second Beach until 8 PM Saturday. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 11 AM (68%).
Now. Second Beach is 53° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 44°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the southeast at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight holds near 52°, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 68°, and the coolest Saturday, near 53°. Rain is likely tomorrow (93%) and Saturday (86%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 25% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 8 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
38Air quality
74%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
53feels53
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
6052
13mph
Fri
Oct 16
6850
93%
18mph
Sat
Oct 17
5345
86%
14mph
Sun
Oct 18
5537
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
5843
14%
Tue
Oct 20
6146
16%
12mph
Wed
Oct 21
6047
13mph
53°
60°52°
68°50°
53°45°
55°37°
58°43°
61°46°
60°47°
As of 10:00 PM in Second Beach, Rhode Island.
Air quality
The air at Second Beach
Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Coastal (RI), 13 miles off.
38Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good8.4 mi
- Ozone38Good32 ppb8.4 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb14.8 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 43, good.
GoodModerate
- 43YesterdayOct 14
- 35TodayOct 15
- 39FriOct 16
- 31SatOct 17
- 11SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 41 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Second Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Second Beach, the next 41 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 7 PM, under a mile for 5 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SSW 202°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: low
The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.
A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for Newport RI, and the waves at buoy 44020, 50.4 mi away.
Rest of today
- Rip current risk
- Low
- Surf height
- Around 2 feet
- Water temperature
- In the lower 60s
- UV index
- Moderate
Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound
- Wave height
- 0.7 ft
- Period
- -
- From
- -
- Swell
- 0.3 ft at 4 s from ESE
- Wind waves
- 0.7 ft at 3 s from ESE
- Water
- 61 °F
- Read
- Thu 9:50 PM
- Distance
- 50.4 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 9:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | ESE (114°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 4 s | E (96°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | NNE (21°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | NNE (30°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | NNE (15°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | N (8°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | N (5°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | NNE (12°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (359°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (1°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | N (350°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (352°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (350°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | NNW (328°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | NW (321°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | NNW (327°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | NNW (341°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 2 s | NW (318°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 2 s | W (268°) |
| Thu 12:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 2 s | WNW (285°) |
| Wed 11:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 2 s | WNW (289°) |
| Wed 10:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 2 s | WNW (300°) |
Surf zone forecast
Newport RI, including Newport, Middletown, and Little Compton. Issued 4:09 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | Rest of today | Friday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Low | Moderate |
| Surf height | Around 2 feet | 3 to 6 feet |
| Water temperature | In the lower 60s | - |
| UV index | Moderate | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Weather | Sunny | Cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers |
| High temperature | In the lower 60s | In the upper 60s |
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph | South winds 15 to 20 mph |
| Tides | NewportHigh 3.5 ft, 11:35 AMLow 0.7 ft, 5:04 PM | NewportHigh 3.2 ft, 12:23 PMLow 0.9 ft, 5:50 PM |
- Saturday
- Surf height 4 to 7 feet. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 20 mph
- Sunday
- Surf height 2 to 5 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph
- Monday
- Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs around 60. Southwest winds around 10 mph
Tide
Beach
- County
- Newport County
- State
- Rhode Island
- Latitude
- 41.4848° N
- Longitude
- 71.2564° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Second Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
NewportUUU
At an airfield/3.5 mi away/95 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
NewportNDBC-NWPR1
At a river or reservoir gauge/3.8 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Kingston 1 NW54796
At a climate reference station/14.7 mi away/115 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Middletown 2.2 SRI-NW-25
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/36 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
At a cooperative observer's station/11.5 mi away/2 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Rhode Island
15 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Second Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Newportcity, 3 mi
- Newport Eastcommunity, 3 mi
- Melvillecommunity, 5 mi
- Sakonnet Riverfeature, 5 mi
- Narragansett Bayfeature, 9 mi
- Narragansett Piercommunity, 11 mi
- Tivertoncommunity, 12 mi
- Wakefield-Peace Dalecommunity, 13 mi
- Bristoltown, 13 mi
- Kingstontown, 14 mi
- Yawgoo Valleyski area, 14 mi
- Point Judithfeature, 15 mi
Beaches near Second Beach
- Third Beachunder 1 mi
- Surfer's Endunder 1 mi
- Navy Beachunder 1 mi
- Atlantic Beach1 mi
- Easton Beach2 mi
- Easton's Beach2 mi
- Peckham Beach3 mi
- Belmont Beach3 mi