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Quonochontaug, Rhode Island

Community in Washington County, Rhode Island

Air quality

The air at Quonochontaug

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Coastal (RI), 13 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good17.5 mi
  • Ozone33Good35 ppb17.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-19.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Quonochontaug

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. 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 Quonochontaug, the next 40 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 6 PM, under a mile for 5 hours.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Quonochontaug, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WesterlyWST

At an airfield/4.9 mi away/79 ft/76 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank49of 154

NinigretNINR1

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.9 mi away/36 ft/33 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank54of 154

Kingston 1 W54797

At a climate reference station/12.1 mi away/106 ft/103 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank94of 154

measured daily2 instruments

KingstonKGNR1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.1 mi away/113 ft/110 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Westerly, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.9 mi from Quonochontaug, Rhode Island. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Westerly, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WESTERLYSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWesterly, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WSTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WST-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Westerly: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSTFIG. B THE AIR AT WESTERLYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 8,500 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLEWesterly, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WSTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WST-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Westerly, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSTFIG. C THE WIND AT WESTERLYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWesterly, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WSTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WST-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Westerly, 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 Quonochontaug

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

Near Quonochontaug

River and lake gauges