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Pascoag, Rhode Island

Community in Providence County, Rhode Island

Air quality

The air at Pascoag

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Western (RI), 14 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good10.5 mi
  • Ozone22Good29 ppb10.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-10.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.1 ppb19.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb19.3 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm19.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Pascoag

0.25 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.25in
Last 3 days
0.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Pascoag, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 9 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Pascoag, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Pawtucket (AWOS)SFZ

At an airfield/11.3 mi away/440 ft/20 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Kingston 1 NW54796

At a climate reference station/33.5 mi away/115 ft/345 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank95of 154

measured daily2 instruments

Pascoag 0.5 SSWRI-PR-135

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/448 ft/12 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank3of 154

FosterFTFR1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/642 ft/182 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank24of 154

Station report

The weather at South Foster - Ponaganset River, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.7 mi from Pascoag, Rhode Island. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:20 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 354 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.54 inHg and the temperature at 57.7 F; it reports 68.5 F, 10.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where South Foster - Ponaganset River stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 354 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.54 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSTR1FIG. D WHERE SOUTH FOSTER - PONAGANSET RIVER 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 ATMOSPHERESOUTH FOSTER - PONAGANSET RIVER1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT354 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 HERE29.54 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED68.5 FTITLESouth Foster - Ponaganset River, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP FSTR1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSTR1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.82 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at South Foster - Ponaganset River, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSTR1FIG. E THE SUN AT SOUTH FOSTER - PONAGANSET RIVERELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.82 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESouth Foster - Ponaganset River, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP FSTR1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSTR1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 354 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:20 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, South Foster - Ponaganset River, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 5:20 pm local time; air temperature, 68.5 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSTR1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 5:20 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 5:20 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE68.5 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESouth Foster - Ponaganset River, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP FSTR1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSTR1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of South Foster - Ponaganset River, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Foster (FTFR1), 7.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Rhode Island

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

Near Pascoag

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

Near Pascoag

River and lake gauges