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East Providence, Rhode Island

City in Providence County, Rhode Island

Air quality

The air at East Providence

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Providence (RI), 5 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good2.1 mi
  • Ozone17Good12 ppb2.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-24.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.4 ppb2.1 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb2.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm2.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at East Providence

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at East Providence, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 9 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest East Providence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ProvidenceNDBC-PVDR1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.9 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank147of 154

Kingston 1 NW54796

At a climate reference station/23.8 mi away/115 ft/48 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank95of 154

measured daily2 instruments

East Providence 0.1 NNWRI-PR-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/130 ft/63 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Prudence Island WeatherNAXR1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.8 mi away/2 ft/65 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Providence/Green, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.0 mi from East Providence, Rhode Island. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Providence/Green, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVDFIG. A THE SKY OVER PROVIDENCE/GREENSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 25,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEProvidence/Green, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PVDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PVD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 25,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Providence/Green: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 25,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVDFIG. B THE AIR AT PROVIDENCE/GREENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 25,000 FTTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEProvidence/Green, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PVDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PVD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Providence/Green, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVDFIG. C THE WIND AT PROVIDENCE/GREENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEProvidence/Green, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PVDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PVD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Providence/Green, in 6 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 East Providence

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

Near East Providence

River and lake gauges