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Central Falls, Rhode Island

City in Providence County, Rhode Island

Air quality

The air at Central Falls

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Providence (RI), 5 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good3.7 mi
  • Ozone24Good29 ppb3.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-18.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.9 ppb3.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb3.7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm3.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Central Falls

0.14 in in the last 24 hours, 0.16 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.14in
Last 3 days
0.16in

Visibility

How far you can see at Central Falls, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 3 AM.

SatSun

On the radar over Central Falls, Rhode IslandReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Central Falls, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Pawtucket (AWOS)SFZ

At an airfield/5.5 mi away/440 ft/335 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

ProvidenceNDBC-FOXR1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.7 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank144of 153

Kingston 1 NW54796

At a climate reference station/28.6 mi away/115 ft/10 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank98of 153

measured daily2 instruments

Pawtucket 1.4 NNERI-PR-41

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/91 ft/14 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WoonsocketWNSR1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/135 ft/30 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank43of 153

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW0480, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.1 mi from Central Falls, Rhode Island. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (339 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW0480, north up: blowing from 339 degrees, the north northwest, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 3; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0480FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW0480PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 339°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW0480, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0480TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW0480-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 192 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.71 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.68 inHg means its barometer reads 29.47 inHg; it reports 60.0 F, 1.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW0480 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 192 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.71 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.68 and the station pressure it means, 29.47.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0480FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW0480 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION GW04801 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT192 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.71 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.68 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.47 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.0 FTITLECitizen station GW0480, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0480TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW0480-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.99 N, and the day is 10 h 51 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW0480, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 51 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0480FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW0480ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 17, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 51 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.99 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLECitizen station GW0480, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0480TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW0480-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW0480, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Rhode Island

15 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Central Falls

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Central Falls

River and lake gauges